ABEYANCE, estates, from the French aboyer, which in figurative sense means to expect, to look for, to desire. When there is no person in esse in whom ...
ABBREVIATORS, eccl. law. Officers whose duty it is to assist in drawing up the Pope's briefs, and reducing petitions into proper form, to be conve...
W.1, W. 2. Statutes of Westminster, 1 and2.W. C. C. R. Washington's Circuit Court Reports.W.& C. Wilson & Courtenay's Reports.W. Jo. S...
U.S. United States of America.U.S. Dig. United States Digest. See Metc.& Perk. Dig.Ult. Ultimo, ultima, last, usually applied to last title, parag...
T. Title.T.& G.Tyrwhitt & Granger's Reports.T.& P. Turner & PHillips' Reports.T. Jo. SirThomas Jones' Reports.T. L. Termes...
S. , section.S. B. Upper Bench.S.& B. Smith &Batty's Reports.S. C. Same Case.S. C. C. Select Cases in Chancery.S. C. Rep. South Carolina R...
R. Resolved, ruled, or repealed.R. Richard; as, 2 R. 2, c. 1.Rich. Rep. Richardson's (S.C.)Reports.RC. Rescriptum.R.& M. Russell and Milne'...
Q. Quaestione, in such a Question.Q. B. Queen's Bench.Q. B. R.Queen's Bench Reports, by Adolphus & Ellis. New series.Q.t. Qui tam.Qu.Quere...
P.Page or part. Pp. Pages.P. Pachalis, Easter term.P.C. Pleas of the Crown.P.& D. Perry & Davison's Reports.P.& K. Perry & Knapp&#...
O. Benl.Old Benloe.O. Bridg. Orlando Bridgman's Reports.O. C. Old Code: so isdenominated the Civil Code of Louisiana, 1808.O. N. B. Old Natura Bre...