American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 1Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Arts |
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... person who bears it . ABATEMENT , in law , signifies the re- jecting a suit , on account of some fault either in the matter or proceeding . Hence , plea in abatement is some exception al- leged , and proved , against the plaintiff's ...
... person who bears it . ABATEMENT , in law , signifies the re- jecting a suit , on account of some fault either in the matter or proceeding . Hence , plea in abatement is some exception al- leged , and proved , against the plaintiff's ...
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... person who promotes or procures a crime to be committed : thus , an abettor of mur- der is one who commands or ... person is seen or known , in whom the inheritance can vest , it may be in abeyance , as in limita- tion to several persons ...
... person who promotes or procures a crime to be committed : thus , an abettor of mur- der is one who commands or ... person is seen or known , in whom the inheritance can vest , it may be in abeyance , as in limita- tion to several persons ...
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... person . Various controversies have been maintained re- specting the existence of abstract ideas ; but all these disputes seem to be merely verbal . It is certainly impossible to pos- sess an idea of an animal , which shall have no ...
... person . Various controversies have been maintained re- specting the existence of abstract ideas ; but all these disputes seem to be merely verbal . It is certainly impossible to pos- sess an idea of an animal , which shall have no ...
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... person guilty of a felonious offence , not princi- pally , but by participation ; as , by advice , command , or concealment . There are two kinds of accessaries before the fact , and after it . The first is he who commands , or procures ...
... person guilty of a felonious offence , not princi- pally , but by participation ; as , by advice , command , or concealment . There are two kinds of accessaries before the fact , and after it . The first is he who commands , or procures ...
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... person who was privy to , or aiding in , the perpetra- tion of some crime . See ACCESSARY . ACCORD , in law , a verbal agreement between two or more , where any one is injured by a trespass , or other offence committed , to make ...
... person who was privy to , or aiding in , the perpetra- tion of some crime . See ACCESSARY . ACCORD , in law , a verbal agreement between two or more , where any one is injured by a trespass , or other offence committed , to make ...
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