Tag: measures
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Line
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Line Meaning of Line In Descents. The series of persons who have descended from a common ancestor, placed one under the other, in the order of their birth. It connects successively all the relations by […]
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Degree
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Degree Meaning of Degree (Fr. degre, from Lat. gradus, a step in a stairway; a round of a ladder). A remove or step in the line of descent or consanguinity. The state or civil condition of a person. The […]
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Tub
Tub
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Minute
A unit of time comprising of sixty seconds. A record of all the transactions that take place in a meeting . The transactions that takes place in a meeting of the directors or shareholders of a corporation are evidenced by the minutes of the proceedings. When parties to a litigation […]
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Quart
One-fourth part of a gallon.
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Tierce
(Law Fr.; from Lat. tertius). Third. Tierce mien, third hand. Britt. c. 120. TIGNl IMMITTENDI (Lat.) In civil law. A servitude which confers the right of inserting a beam or timber from the wall of one house into that of a neighboring house, in order that it may rest on the latter, and […]
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Tierce
(Law Fr.; from Lat. tertius). Third. Tierce mien, third hand. Britt. c. 120. TIGNl IMMITTENDI (Lat.) In civil law. A servitude which confers the right of inserting a beam or timber from the wall of one house into that of a neighboring house, in order that it may rest on the latter, and […]
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Gallon
In the United States, it is a measure containing 231 cubic inches. An imperial gallon however is a measure containing 277 cubic inches.
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Cord
One hundred and twenty-eight cubic feet….
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Hide
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Hide Meaning of Hide (from Saxon hyden, to cover; so, Lat. tectum, from tegere). In old English law. A building with a roof; a house. As much land as might be ploughed’ with one plough. The amount was […]