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Dhardhura

Dhardhura, The meaning of the custom Dhar Dhura is that the deep stream of channel of a river is to be regarded, irrespective of

Chiminage, or pedagium

Chiminage, or pedagium, toll due by custom for having a way through a forest, Co. Litt. 56.

Chapel

These may be parochial, and have a right to sacraments and burials, and to a distinct minister, by custom, though subject in some respects to the mother-church, 2 Inst. 363. In an Act of Parliament 'chapel' means

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Overweight

Weight over and above what is required by law or custom

Assart, or Essart

Assach, or Assath, a custom of purgation formerly used in Wales, by which an accused party cleared or purged himself of the accusation

Practice

Frequently repeated or customary action habitual performance a succession of acts of a similar kind usage habit custom as the practice of

Prescriptive

long continued use and enjoyment as a prescriptive right of title pleading the continuance and authority of long custom

Rite

The act of performing divine or solemn service as established by law precept or custom a formal act of religion or other solemn duty a solemn observance a ceremony as the rites of

Skimmington

by a procession of jeering neighbors making mock music a cavalcade in ridicule of a henpecked man The custom was in vogue in parts of England

Abatement

prompt payment, Lex. Merc. It is sometimes used to express the deduction that is occasionally made at the Custom House from the duties chargeable upon such goods as are damaged, and for a loss in warehouses. (7)

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