In the civil law . An unlearned, illiterate, or simple person. Calvin. A privateman; one not in office. In common law . An idiot or fool.

This Is the name of an old writ which directs the sheriff to inquire whether a man be anidiot or not. The inquisition is to be made by a jury […]

To purge one’s self by oath of a crime of which one is accused.

Lat. In the civil and common law. Sufficient; competent; fit or proper; responsible ; unimpeachable. Ido- ncus homo, a responsible or solvent person; a goodand lawful man. Sufficient; adequate ; […]

In old English law . Ability or fitness, (of a parson.) Artie. Cleri, c. 13.

Lat. In the civil law . A house, dwelling, place of habitation, whether in the city or country. Dig. 30, 41, 5. In the country everything upon the surface of […]

built upon land belongs to or goes with land. Broom, Max. 172; Co. Litt. 4a.

In the Roman law. The iEdilitian Edict; an edict providing remedies for frauds in sales, the execution of which belonged to the curule aediles. Dig. 21, 1. See Cod. 4, […]

Lat. Being sick or indisposed. A term used in some of the older reports. “Holt wgroto.” 11 Mod. 179.

Equity is a certain perfect reason, which interprets and amends the written law , comprehended in no writing, but consisting in right reason alone. Co. Litt 246.

Equity favors wives and children, creditors most of all.

Complete age ; full age ; the age of twenty-live. Dig. 4, 4, 32; Id. 22, 3, 25, 1.

The age next to puberty; the last half of the period of childhood. (.pucritia,) extending from ten years and a half to fourteen. Inst. 3, 20, 9; 4 Bl. Comm. […]

In deeds and wills, this word, as a rule, implies a condition precedent , unless itbe controlled by other words. 2 Crabb, Real Prop. p. 809,

In old English law . The finest white bread, formerly called “cocked bread.” Blount.

L. Fr. A church. Kelham. Another form of “eglise.”

Lat. The old judicial trial by fire. Blount.

In old English law . The curfew, or evening bell. Cowell. See CURFEW.

Public disgrace; Infamy; reprttidi; dishonor. Ignominy is the opposite ofesteem. Wolff,

Lat. “We are ignorant ;” “We ignore it.” Formerly the grand jury usedto write this word on bills of indictment when, after having heard the evidence, theythought the accusation against […]

The want or absence of knowledge.Ignorance of law is want of knowledge or acquaintance with the laws of the land inso far as they apply to the act, relation, duty, […]

Lat. Ignorance; want of knowledge. Distinguished from mistake,(error,) or wrong conception. Mackeld. Rom. Law,

a Latin phrase meaning that the ignorance of the law is not an excuse.

Lat. A term of logic, sometimes applied to pleadings and toarguments on appeal, which signifies a mistake of the question, that is, the mistake ofone who, failing to discern the […]

1. To be ignorant of. or unacquainted with.2. To disregard willfully; to refuse to recognize; to decline to take notice of. SeeCleburne County v. Morton, 09 Ark. 48, 00 3. […]