HEREDITARY. That which is inherited. HERESY, Eng. law. The adoption of any erroneous religious tenet, not warranted by the established church.2. This ...
HEIR PRESUMPTIVE. A presumptive heir is one who, in the present circumstances, would be entitled to the inheritance, but whose rights may be defeated ...
HEIR, COLLATERAL. A collateral heir is one who is not of the direct line of the deceased, but comes from a collateral line; as, a brother, sister, an ...
HEDGE-BOTE. Wood used for repairing hedges or fences. 2 Bl. Com. 35; 16 John. 15.HEIFER. A young cow, which has not had a calf. A beast of this kind t...
HEARING, crim. law. The examination of a prisoner charged with a crime or misdemeanor, and of the witnesses for the accuser.2. The magistrate should e...
HEALTH. Freedom from pain or sickness; the most perfect state of animal life. It may be defined, the natural agreement and concordant dispositions of ...
To HARBOR, torts. To receive clandestinely or without lawful authority a person for the purpose of so concealing him that another having a right to th...
HANDBILL. A printed or written notice put up on walls, &c., in order to inform those concerned of something to be done.HANDSALE, contracts. Ancien...
HALF SEAL. A seal used in the English chancery for the sealing of commissions to delegates appointed upon any appeal, either in ecclesiastioal or mari...
HALF. One equal part of a thing divided into two parts, either in fact or in contemplation. A moiety. This word is used in composition; as, half cent,...