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Waltham Black Act (English), The

Waltham Black Act (English), The. See BLACK ACT.

Black-leg

Black-leg. To call a man a 'black-leg' is not actionable unless it can be shown that the word was

Black stone lawyer

knowledge of blackletter principles; A self-educated lawyer (especially in antebellum America) whose legal training consists primarily of reading Blackstone's Commentaries, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 163.

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Black Act

Black Act, 9 Geo. 1, c. 22 (English), so called because it was occasioned by the outrages committed by

Black Acts

Black Acts (English), Acts printed in the old black letter during the dynasty of the Stuarts in Scotland.

Jet black

Black as jet deep black See first jet

Magnase black

A black pigment which dries rapidly when mixed with oil and is of intense body

Black ward

Black ward, a sub-vassal, who held ward of the king's vassal.

Black letter

Black letter, means a letter having wide acceptance and great authority and often written down, Webster's Dictionary of Law,

Black game

Black game, heath fowl, in contradistinction to red game, as grouse, is 'game' (see that title) within the (English)

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