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violence of the current, and joined to a neighboring estate, 

 it may be claimed again by the former owner. 



Appeal', — The removal of a cause from an inferior into a supe- 

 rior court for the purpose of impeaching the judgment of 

 the inferior court. 



Arraign'ment. — The bringing of a prisoner forth, reading the 

 indictment to him, and putting the question of guilty or 

 not guilty. 



Arrest of Judgment. — Where the court stays a judgment, 

 after verdict, on some question of law. 



Assignee'. — A person to wliom any real or personal property 

 is transferred by the act of law, as an executor, an assignee 

 of a bankrupt, etc., or by the act of a party, as a purchaser 

 of a lease. 



Assnmp'sit. — An implied promise to pay for work or goods, 

 such as will sustain an action. 



Attachment. — A taking of the person, goods, or estate, by a 

 writ or precept iu a civil action, to secure a debt or de- 

 mand. 



Bail. — Sureties given for the appearance, when required, of a 

 person on his being set free from custody. 



Bail-bond. — A document under seal, by which a person becomes 

 bail. 



Bail'ment. — A delivery of a thing in trust for some special 

 object or purpose. 



Bankrupt. — A trader who is indebted in a certain amount, 

 and has committed an act of bankruptcy. 



Barratry. — Any .species of cheating or fraud in a shipmaster, 

 by which the ownei-s or insurers are injured, as by running 

 away with the ship, sinking or deserting her, by wilful de- 

 viation, or by embezzling the cargo. 



Bill of Sale. — A writing given by the seller of personal prop- 

 erty to the purchaser, answering to a deed of real estate. 



Bond. — A written obligation, under seal. 



Breach, of Covenant. — The doing of an act which a party has 

 covenanted not to do, or the neglecting to do that which 

 he has covenanted to perform. 



Breach of Promise. — The doing something contrary to an 

 undertaking or contract. 



Breach of the Peace. — An act by which the public repose is 

 disturbed and the safety of the community more or less 

 endangered. 



