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Brutism
The nature or characteristic qualities or actions of a brute extreme stupidity or beastly vulgarity
Beastliness
The state or quality of being beastly
Damage feasant or faisant
Damage feasant or faisant (doing damage). If a stranger's beasts (including domestic fowls) are found on another person's land without his leave or license, and without the fault of the possessor of the close (which may...
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Toll-thorough
Toll-thorough, is independent of any ownership of the soil by the original grantee, the consideration necessary to support it being usually the liability to repair the particular highway or bridge, Halsbury's Laws of England, 4th Edn.,...
Toll thorough, toll traverse
Toll thorough, toll traverse, the expression 'toll thorough' means where a town prescribes to have toll for every beast that goes through their town. The term 'toll traverse' means where one claims to have an amount...
Heriot
Heriot [supposed by some to be derived fr. here, Sax., an army, and geat, provision, Willis, 194. Coke derives it fr. here, lord, and geat, beste, i.e., the lord's beste, Co. Litt. 185 b], the right...
Fer' natur', animals
Fer' natur', animals. Beasts and birds of a wild disposition, such as deer, hares, coneys in a warren, pheasants, partridges, etc., as distingui-shed from those domit' natur', or tame, such as horses, sheep, poultry, etc. They...
Animals
Animals may be divided into-- (1) Domestic animals, such as dogs, horses, cows, etc., sometimes called animals mansuet' natur'. See White v. Fox, 48 TLR 641. (2) Animals that are naturally dangerous, i.e., wild beasts, such...
Bestiality
Bestiality, that her husband has, since the solemnization of the marriage, been guilty of rape, sodomy or bestiality defined. [Special Marriage Act, s. 27(1A)] Bestiality, the crime of men with beasts, punishable under the (English) Offences...
Abactor
Abactor [fr. Abigo, Lat.], a stealer and driver away of cattle or beasts by herds or in great numbers at once, as distinguished from fur, a person who steals a single beast only, Encyc. Londin. See...
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