In criminal law . The unlawful killing of another without malice, either express or implied; which may be either voluntarily, upon a sudden heat, or involuntarily, but in the commission […]

Iu old English law. A mansion or house. Spelman.

A word sometimes used synonymously with ” kidnapping ,” (

Lat. Tame; as though accustomed to come to the hand. 2 Bl. Comm. 391.

In Saxon law. A horsestealer.

To pick pockets.

Written on the right of the decimal point, this is the fractional part of a decimal fraction. It is also a common logarithm’s decimal part.

a term applying yo a mechanical device that is used in order to trap any trespasses on property.

served for his own use; but of these part were held by tenants in copyhold, i. e., those holding by a copy of the record in the lord’s court; and […]

Lat. With strong hand : A term used in old writs of trespass. Munu forti el cum multitudine gentium, with strong hand and multitude of people. Reg. Orig. 1S3.

Lat. With a long hand. A term used in the civil law , signifying in- directly or circuitously. Calvin.

Lat. Cattle or implements of husbandry ; also stolen goods taken from a thief caught in the fact. Cowell.

Performed by the hand; used or employed by the hand; held in the hand. Thus, a distress cannot be made of tools in the “manual occupation ” of the debtor.

Machine operator’s actions having no machine involvement as a measurable work cycle’s subdivision .

Liability limit excess in an insurance premium ‘s amount. Multiplying the manual rate by rate factors found on a table establishes this premium. Determines a premium for the limit selected.

an other term used to describe the physical labour that is different from a professional or non-labour position.

Using a large number of claims, collecting data on average claims helps derive this type of insurance rates. Based on information available on certain groups, these rates are then customized.

The dally distributions of meat and drink to the canons and other members of cathedral churches for their present subsistence. Cowell.

Sworn obedience or submission upon oath. Cowell.

In old F.nglish practice. A writ wlrich lay for a man taken on suspicion of felony, and the like, who could not be admitted to bail by the sheriff, or […]

The same as mainpernors, (q. v.)

A building, the main or principal design or use of which is to be a place for producing articles as products of labor; not merely a place where something may […]

Extent of relative ease, minimum cost, and maximum reliability in manufacturing a particular item.

v. The primary meaning of this word is “making with the hand,” but this definition is too narrow for its present use. Its meaning has expanded as workmanship and art […]

Particular gas mixtures obtained by (1) thermal decomposition of oil, known as a petroleum gas), (2) destructive distillation of coal, known as coal gas, or (3) steam reaction as it […]