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Treasure Trove. — Any money, etc., found hidden under the 



earth, the owner thereof being unknown. 

 Tro'ver. — The form of action used to try a disputed question 



of property in goods or chattels, in wliicli the plaintiff can 



only recover their estimated value, and not the goods or 



chattels themselves. 

 True Bill. — The words endorsed upon an indictment by a grand 



jury, when satisfied that the charge against the offender is 



made out. 

 Vendor and Vendee. — A vendor is the person who sells, and a 



vendee the person who buys anything. 

 Ven'ue. — The place where an action is laid, that is, the county 



in which the cause will be tried. 

 Ver'dict. — -The answer of a jury given to the court concerning 



any matter of fact in any case, civil or criminal, committed 



to their trial and examination. 

 Waifs. — Stolen goods which the thief has thrown away or left 



behind him. 

 War'rant. — A precept under hand and seal, directed to a 



proper officer, to arrest an offender. 

 Warrant of Attorney. — An authority given by any one to 



an attorney-at-law to appear and plead for him, or to 



suffer judgment to pass against him by confessing the 



action. 

 Welsh Mortgage. — A mortgage in which there is no redemp- 

 tion-day fixed, thereby giving the mortgagor a perpetual 



right of redemption. 

 Writ. — A precept commanding some particular act to be done 



or omitted. 



LEATHER. 



Tan'ning. — The art of converting the raw hides of animals into 



leather by the use of tan. 

 Taw'ing. — The art of preparing skins and forming them into 



white leather, by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other 



matters. 



LETTER- WRITING. 



Epistolog'raphy (Gr. episfole, a letter, and grapho, I write). 

 — The art of writin"; letters. 



