L. Fr. One who conceals, steals, or carries off a thing privately. Britt. c. 17.

the exceptional attraction to something or something that will entice a person to act. Such as a child swimming an another person’s pool.

Lat. In the civil and old English law. The washing up of the sea; formation of soil or land from the sea; maritime increase. Hale, Anal.

That increase of the earth on a shore or bank of a river, or to the shore of the sea, by the force of the water, as by a current […]

A nation which has entered into an alliance with another nation. 1 Kent, Comm. 69. A citizen or subject of one of two or more allied nations.

A publication , in which Is recounted the days of the week, month, and year, both common and particular , distinguishing the fasts, feasts, terms, etc., from the common days […]

In Saxon law. Alms-fee; alms-money. Otherwise called “Peterpence.” Cowell.

Alms; a tenure of lands by divine service . See FRANKALMOIGNE.

In Spanish law. A general term, signifying both export and import duties, as well as excise.

Charitable donations. Any species of relief bestowed upon the poor. That which is given by public authority for the relief of the poor.

A sworn officer of the king whose duty it was to look to the assise of woolen cloth made throughout the land, and to the putting on the seals for […]

In old records, a place where alders grow, or a grove of alder trees. Doomsday Book; Co. Litt. 48.

L. Lat. In feudal law. Old forms of alodium, or allodium, (‘/

This term means “by.” “on,” or “over,” according to the subject-matter and the context. Pratt v. Railroad Co.. 42 Me. 583; Walton v. Railway Co., 07 Mo. 58; Church v. […]

In shipping its the side of the ship the inventory is placed on. Items are placed within crane reach or on the dock.

1. in the UK a classification of london stocks on the stock exchange in a normal market. 2. in the US it measures the change in prices of stocks in […]

Testing done in company of a model. It establishes flaws to come or deficiencies. Refer to beta test.

Separate classes of COMMON STOCK issued by a company, where each class (often denoted by a letter of the alphabet) represents a different subsidiary. Investors in an alphabet stock receive […]

An alphabetical indexing method. It is seen in dictionaries and encyclopedias.

Characters that can be letters or numbers.

In Scotch practice. An abbreviation of Alter, the other; the opposite party ; the defender. 1 Broun, 330, note.

Mortgage risk category that isnt prime or sub prime but is closer to prime. AKA A minus.

L. Lat. In old English law . High treason. 4 Bl. Comm. 75. See HIQII TREASON.

L. Lat. In old English law . A highway; the highway. 1 Sail;. 222. Alta via rctjia; the king’s highway; “the king’s high street.” Finch, Law, b. 2, c. 9.

In ecclesiastical law . Offerings made on the altar; all profits which accrue to the priest by means of the altar. Ayliffe, Parerg. 01.