Advocates, or serjeants at law, whom a man retains to defend bis cause and speak for him in court, for their fees. 1 Inst. 17.

The portion of the earth’s surface occupied by an independent nation or people; or the inhabitants of such territory. In its primary meaning “country” signifies “place;” and. in a larger […]

The RISK of loss due to adverse economic events or political instability within a country; country risk is often considered to be larger in scope than SOVEREIGN RISK as it […]

The is the sum of all of the charges that are brought up against a defendant who can be guilty of one or more counts or innocent of all counts.

The name given to the principal subdivisions of the kingdom of England and of most of the states of the American Union, denoting a distinct portion of territory organized by […]

A bridge of the larger class, erected by the county, and which the county is liable to keep in repair . Taylor v. Davis Countv, 40 Iowa. 295; Boone County […]

See COUNTY.

A city or town, with more or less territory annexed, having the privilege to be a county of itself, and not to be comprised in any other county; such as […]

This term is given to the jail for minor criminals or for transient criminals.

This the term given to the boundary that is seen between 2 counties.

Those whose general authority and jurisdiction are confined within the limits of the county in which they are appointed, who are appointed in and for a particular county, and whose […]

A term bestowed upon certain counties in England, the lords of which in former times enjoyed especial privileges. They might pardon treasons, murders, and felonies. All writs and indictments ran […]

In English law . An imposition levied on the occupiers of lands, and applied to many miscellaneous purposes, among which the most important are those of defraying the expenses connected […]

One which lies wholly within one county, and which is thereby distinguished from a state road, which is a road lying in two or more counties. State v. Wood County, […]

This name is given to the community where the courts and the administrative buildings are located.

In England, the court of general quarter sessions Of the peace held in every county once in every quarter of a year. Mozley & Whitley.

An order or warrant drawn by some duly authorized officer of the county, directed to the county treasurer and directing him to pay out of the funds of the county […]

A county-seat or county-town is the chief town of a county, where the county buildings and courts are located and the county business transacted. Williams v. Reutzel. 60 Ark. 155, […]

The county-seat ; the town in which the seat of government of the county is located. State v. Cates, 105 Tenn. 441, 58 S. W. 649.

The periodic CASH FLOW payable by an issuer or borrower to an investor or lender for the use of DEBTbased CAPITAL. Coupon payments may be based on fixed or floating […]

Bonds to which are attached coupons for the several successive installments of interest to maturity. Benwell v. Newark, 55 X. J. Eq. 260, 30 Atl. 668; Tennessee Bond Cases. 114 […]

Promissory notes with coupons attached, the coupons beiiig notes for interest written at the bottom of the principal note, and designed to be cut off severally and presented for payment […]

Interest and dividend certificates ; also those parts of a commercial instrument which are to be cut, and which are evidence of something connected with the contract mentioned in the […]

The supreme judicial tribunal of France, having appellate jurisdiction otdy. For an account of its composition and powers, see Jones, French Bar, 22; Guyot, Itepert. Univ.

A term used in surveying, meaning the direction of a line with reference to a meridian.