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same article or sum is claimed by two parties, with a view 



to ascertain the person to whom it ought to be delivered 



or paid. 

 Interrog'atory. — A question in writing, demanded of a witness 



in a cause, who is to answer it under the solemnity of an 



oath. 

 Joint'ure. — A settlement of lands and tenements made on a 



woman in consideration of marriage. 

 Judg'ment. — The sentence or doom pronounced in any cause, 



civil or criminal, by the judge or court by which it is 



tried. 

 Ju'rat. — The clause written at the foot of an affidavit, stating 



when, and before whom, it was sworn. 

 Ju'ry. — A certain number of persons sworn to decide justly on 



the matter before them. 

 Justifying Bail. — The act of proving to the satisfaction of the 



court that the persons proposed as bail are sufficient for 



the purpose. 

 Law Merchant. — Part of the unwritten or common law, con- 

 sisting of particular customs that have gradually grown 



into the force of law, and are recognized as such by the 



courts, such as the law relating to bills of exchange, etc. 

 Law of Nations. — The laws established between different 



kingdoms and states, in relation to each other. 

 Lease. — A conveyance or demise of lands or tenements for life, 



or years, or at will, but always for a less term than the 



party conveying has in the premises. 

 Leg'acy. — A bequest or gift by will of any personal effects. 

 Lessor and Lessee. — The person who grants a lease is called 



the lessor, the party to whom it is granted, the lessee, and 



the person to whom either of them assigns, the assicjnce. 

 Lien. — A qualified right which a person has in or to a thing 



in his possession, arising from a claim upon the owner. 

 Li'gan. — Goods sunk in the sea but tied to a cork or buoy. 

 Liq'uidator. — A person appointed to wind up the afftiirs of an 



insolvent company. 

 Manda'mus (Lat., we command). — A command or writ issued 



from some of the higher courts, directed to any person, 



corporation, or inferior court, requiring them to do some 



act therein specified which appertains to their office or 



duty. 

 Med'ical Jurispru'dence. — The science which applies the prin- 



