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Les termes de la ley: or, certain difficult and obscure words and terms of the common and statute laws of this realm, now in use, expounded and explained, in French and English in opposite Columns. Written originally by William Rastall, a most learned Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, as mention'd by Sir Edw. Coke in the Preface to his 10th. Report. Corrected and enlarged, with the addition of many other words; particularly of those that have been lately introduced into the Statute Law of Great Britain.
Rastell, John, -1536.Date: MDCCXLII. [1742]- Books
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A new law-dictionary: containing, the interpretation and definition of words and terms used in the law; and also the whole law, and the practice thereof, Under all the Heads and Titles of the same. Together with Such Informations relating thereto, as Explain the History and Antiquity of the Law, and our Manners, Customs, and Original Government. Collected and Abstracted from All Dictionaries, Abridgments, Institutes, Reports, Year-Books, Charters, Registers, Chronicles, and Histories, Published to this Time. And fitted for the Use of Barristers, Students, and Practisers of the Law, Members of Parliament, and other Gentlemen, Justices of Peace, Clergymen, &c. The fourth edition corrected, with farther large Additions, and the Law-Proceedings done into English. To which is annexed, A Table of References to all the Arguments and Resolutions of the Lord Chief Justice Holt; In the several Volumes of the Reports. By Giles Jacob, gent.
Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744.Date: MDCCXXXIX. [1739]- Books
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A new law dictionary: intended for general use, as well as for gentlemen of the profession. By Richard Burn, LL. D. Late Chancellor of the Diocese of Carlisle. And continued to the present time by John Burn, Esq. his son, One of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the Counties of Westmorland and Cumberland. In two volumes. ...
Burn, Richard, 1709-1785.Date: 1792- Books
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The interpreter of words and terms, used either in the common or statute laws of this realm, and in tenures and jocular customs: with an appendix, containing the antient names of places in England, very Necessary for the Use of all Young Students, that converse with Antient Deeds, Charters, &c. First publish'd by the Learned Dr. Cowel, in the year 1607. and continu'd by Tho. Manley of the Middle Temple, Esq; to the year 1684. Now further augmented and improv'd, by the Addition of many Thousand Words, as are found in our Histories, Antiquities, Cartularies, Rolls, Registers, and other Manuscript Records, not hitherto Explain'd in any Dictionary.
Cowell, John, 1554-1611.Date: 1701- Books
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The new law-dictionary: containing the definition of words and terms, and also the whole law, and practice thereof, &c. Carefully abridged: In the most Compleat and informing Manner, for the use and benefit of students, attornies and solicitors, Stewards, and Clerks of Courts, Justices of the Peace, Sheriffs of Counties, the Clergy and others. And particularly Referring To all the Law-Reports, and Acts of Parliament, especially those Statutes which have lately altered our Law, down to the present Time. Whereto is added, a curious catalogue or register of the year-books and reports, with the times of their publication &c. By Giles Jacob, gent.
Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744.Date: MDCCXLIII. [1743]