In Scotch law. A state of sickness which ends in death. Ersk. Inst. 3, 8, 95.

In Scotch law. A deed made by a person while laboring under a distemper of which he afterwards died. Ersk. Inst. .”., 8, 90. A deed is understood to be […]

See DEAD’S PART ; DEAD MAN’S PART .

The executioner ; hangman ; he that executes the extreme penalty of the law.

Any exclustion or preclusion that prevents having or doing something.

To entice, to corrupt, and, when used of a woman, to seduce. Originally, the term had a limited signification , meaning to entice or draw one away from his work, […]

a term with several meanings used to describe sensual acts that are in excess of normal behaviour.

A certificate given by the collector of a port, under the United States customs laws, to the effect that an importer of merchandise therein named is entitled to a drawback,

1. when a buyer gets a service or good promising to pay in the future. 2. when a security is given by a government agency to get more funds.

A Stock or fund representing money borrowed bv a company or public body, it) England, and charged on the whole or part of its property.

There ought to be an end of suits; there should be some period put to litigation . Jenk. Cent. 61.

He owes and detains. Words anciently used in the original writ, (and now, in English, in the plaintiff’s declaration .) in an action of debt, where it was brought by […]

(Lat. He owes and is used to.) Where a man sues in a writ of right or to recover any right of which he is for the first time disseised, […]

Every man’s house should be a perfectly safe refuge. Clason v. Shot- well, 12 Johns. (N. Y.) 31, 54.

A weak foundation frustrates [or renders vain] the work [built upon it.] Shep. Touch. CO; Noy, Max. 5, max. 12; Finch. Law, b. 1, ch. 3. When the foundation fails, […]

A sum charged as due or owing. The term is used in book-keeping to denote the charging of a person or an account with all that is supplied to or […]

A card used to do cash transactions that is not a credit card. It is taken from the balance of the cardholder. If it is more than is available than […]

The date when money from an account is taken based on a debit. It is done when funds are there on the same day every month.

A letter a seller gives to show amount owed. It is a debit note. AKA debit memo.

Any OPTION SPREAD that results in a net outflow of PREMIUM. See also CREDIT SPREAD .

A system agents use for policy premiums on a weekly or montly basis.

L. Lat. In Scotch law. Debts secured upon land. Ersk. Inst. 4, 1, 11.

L. Lat. In old English law . Debts of the laity, or of lay persons. Debts recoverable in the civil courts were anciently so called. Crabb. Eng. Law, 107.

Debts follow the person of the debtor; that is, they have no locality, and may be collected wherever the debtor can be found. 2 Kent, Comm. 429; Story, Confl. Laws,

In the civil and old English law. A debtor.