Lawful. That which is not prohibited by law.

Lease. The temporary letting of real estate by the owner to the use of

another.

Legacy. A gift of personal property by will. A bequest.

Legal. Lawful. Permitted by law.

Legatee. One to whom a legacy is made.

Legislator. One who assists in making the laws.

Legislature. The body of men who enact or repeal the laws.

Lessee. The person to whom property is leased.
Lessor. The person who leases property to another.

Levy. The seizure of property on execution or tax-warrant.

Libel. A defamatory writing. A published defamation. A malicious publication expressed in print, writing, by pictures, effigies, or other signs, tending to injure the memory of the dead or the reputation of the living, and to expose them to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule. Lien. A legal claim on property, for which the property is liable Litigant. A person engaged as a party in a lawsuit. Litigation. A legal contest between parties in court. Lunacy. Insanity broken by intervals of reason. Lunatic. A person affected by lunacy.

M.

Majority. The full age required by law to manage one's own busines affairs.

Malefactor. One who has committed a crime. A criminal.

Malfeasance. The doing of that which the party has no legal right to do.

Malicious. With wicked and unlawful intentions.

Manslaughter. The unlawful killing of a person, without malice expressed or implied.

Marshal. A ministerial officer in attendance at the United-States courts, whose duty it is to serve the processes of the courts, and to do such duties as usually devolve on the sheriffs of State courts.

Minor. A person of either sex under twenty-one years of age.
Misdemeanor. Any indictable crime less than a felony.
Misfeasance. A trespass, or any other affirmative wrong.
Misnomer. The mistaking of the true name of a person.
Misprision. Concealment of a crime.

Mortgage. A conditional conveyance of property, usually as security for the payment of a debt.

Mortgagee. The person to whom a mortgage is given.

Mortgagor. One who makes a mortgage.

X.

Janeo. Te vine perge of a county anned under one government. Jative. A person mari virun de ims of a country. A citizen or in

Naturalizati The press by which an alien becomes a citizen. Negociable. Transtratie Som one to another, with or without

Neutrality. The act of nang no part between two nations at war

Xonsuit. A ̧uirment gran sense a plaintif when he fails, with or

Nuisance. That what commodes or annoys.

Nuncupative. Cr or verbal; that which is not written.

0.

Oath. A stien af mac or declaration, before a competent tribunal or cer z 2 the trash appealing to God for the truth of what is asserted

Obligation. A bead with a colitica annexed, and a penalty for non

Obligee. The person to whom another is bound.

Obligor. The one who gives a bond to another.

Offense. Az open viclation or transgression of a law.

Officer. One lawfully invested with a civil or military office.

Ordinance. A rale established by authority.

Outlaw. A person excluded from the benefit of law.

P.

Pardon. An act of grace or favor from the sovereign authority, remitting the penalty for crimes committed by subjects. An amnesty is a general pardon to a large number.

Partner. An associate in business transactions under a contract of partnership.

Partnership. An association of two or more persons in business matters under contract.

Passport. Official authority to travel from place to place by land or water, especially in foreign countries.

Pauper. A person so poor as to be unable to maintain himself, depending on charity for support.

Pawn. A chattel given in pledge for the fulfillment of a promise to do something, or pay money.

Pawnee. The person who receives a pawn.
Pawnor. The person who deposits a pawn.

Penalty. Penal retribution. Punishment for a crime.

Pension. An allowance paid by government, for past services, to officers, soldiers, and sometimes to authors and artists.

Perjury. Knowingly swearing falsely to matters material, in the course of judicial or other proceedings authorized by law, before an officer competent to administer an oath.

Plaintiff. The party who commences a suit in a court.

Pleadings. The statement in a logical and legal form of the facts which constitute the plaintiff's cause of action, and the defendant's ground of defense.

Policy. The writing or instrument in which a contract of insurance is embodied, whether on property or life.

Prima facie. Upon the first appearance.

Prison. A place of custody or confinement of a person against his will.

A jail.

Prisoner. A person restrained of liberty against his will.

Prosecutor. One who institutes a suit in a court of law or equity. Punishment. A penalty inflicted by a court on a criminal.

R.

Real. Pertaining to things fixed and permanent, as real estate.
Realty. The permanent nature of real property. Real estate.
Rebel. A person who revolts from the government to which he owes
allegiance, by openly opposing it, or taking up arms against it.

Receiver. A person appointed by a court to receive and hold in trust money or other property which is the subject of litigation, pending the suit.

Referee. One to whom matters in controversy are referred, by agreement of the parties or otherwise, for decision.

Release. A giving up in due form some right or claim.

Rent. A certain periodical profit issuing out of the use of lands and tenements.

Replevin. The name of an action at law for recovering the possession of goods and chattels wrongfully taken or detained.

Reversion. The return of an estate to the grantor or his heirs, after the grant is determined.

S.

Seizin. The possession of an estate in freehold.

Sergeant-at-arms. The officer of a legislative body who serves

processes, and executes the orders of that body. Their constable.

Sheri£. Tie ne musera offrer of a county a whom is intrusted

Solenor. A marier 1 mur off equity.

Solvency. Aility a pas al ir ie's tents.

Sperialty. A intret ir mufizon wy teed, under seal.

Statute. At ut passet and sompiere by ne av-making power. Subornation of Perjury. Paaring ir intuing a person to take

Subpena. A jegu viz ir process used úr sammoning a witness into

Sail The accept no serate rates by appeal to a court. Summons. A vs amet e a out at the stance of the plaintiff, dang x viring me befiendans no appear at a certain time, to answer to taains preferred araast him to the plan:£

Surety. One who becomes responsible for another.

Surrogate. An offer vic presides over the pročate of wills, and the sectement of the estates of deceased perscas

T.

Tenant. One who has temporary occupation or possession of lands or tenements, the title of which is in another by permission of the owner. Tender. An offer to pay money, deliver specific articles, or to perform service, according to the rondinens of a contract.

Tenure. The manner, act, or right of holding property, especially real estate, whether by exclusive title or by lease.

Testator. One who leaves a valid will at death

Testatrix. A female testator.

Testimony. The statements of witnesses under oath or affirmation. Title. That which gives the right to exclusive possession.

Tonnage. A tax or duty on ships or vessels in proportion to their capacity or their actual cubical contents.

Tort. Wrong or injury to one's property or rights, for which an action will lie.

Traitor. One who violates his allegiance, and betrays his country. A person guilty of treason.

Treason. An attempt to overthrow the government to which one owes

allegiance. In the United States, the levying of war against the government, or adhering to its enemies, giving them aid and comfort. Treaty. A compact, league, agreement, or contract between two or more nations or sovereigns, executed in legal form.

Trespass. An unlawful act committed with force and violence by one person on the property or right of another.

Trustee. One who holds or is intrusted with property for the benefit of others, or for corporate bodies.

U.

Unalienable. Not capable of sale, transfer, or release.

Unconstitutional. Contrary or not agreeable to the Constitution. Use. The benefit or profit of lands and tenements, usually held by a trustee for the benefit of another.

Usury. A premium paid or promised for the use of money, beyond the rate of interest established by law. Illegal interest.

V.

V. This letter is often put for versus, or against, in legal documents.
Vendee. The purchaser, or person to whom a thing is sold.

Venue. The place or county in which an act or fact is alleged to have been committed.

Verdict. The unanimous decision of a jury, as reported to the court, on matters submitted to them in the trial of a cause civil or criminal. Verification. The act of proving to be true; confirmation. Veto. A Latin word, signifying I forbid. It is applied to the refusal of the executive to sign a bill passed by the legislature.

Vicinage. Contiguous or neighboring places.

Viva voce. Literally, by the living voice, or orally.

Void. Of no legal or binding force whatever, and incapable of confirma tion or ratification.

Voidable. Capable of being avoided and adjudged invalid.

Vote. The means employed to express one's choice, preference, or will, either at elections, in legislative bodies, or in the course of other proceedings; sometimes done by balls, sometimes by written ballot, or by the voice.

Voter. One who votes, or has the legal right to vote.

W.

Ward. An infant placed by authority of law under the care of a guar dian.

Warrant. A writ authorizing the arrest of a person to be brought be

fore the officer issuing the same, or some other officer of concurrent jurisdiction. It is directed to the sheriff or other officer authorized to make arrests. This is its usual application.

Warrantee. The person to whom land or other property is warranted