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Talley, or Tally
in the Exchequer was abolished by 23 Geo. 3, c. 82, and the old tallies ordered to be destroyed by 4 & 5 Wm. 4, c. 15, and destroyed they were in a fire which held to
Usufruct
Usufruct, the right of reaping the fruits (fructus) of things belonging to others, without destroying or wasting the subject over which such right extends, Ibid. A right to use another's property for a
Vert
special vert, which is all trees growing within the forest that bear fruit to feed deer, because the destroying of it is more grievously punished than the destroying of any other vert. See 3 Steph. Com. And
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Dilapidate
To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by misuse or through neglect to destroy the fairness and good condition of said of a building
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mean-ing cannot be discarded simply because it is given in a dictionary. To do that would be to destroy the literal rule of interpretation. This is a basic rule relying upon the ordinary dictionary meaning which, in
Defame
To harm or destroy the good fame or reputation of to disgrace especially to speak evil of maliciously to dishonor by slanderous
Defeat
To undo to disfigure to destroy
Demolish
To throw or pull down to raze to destroy the fabric of to pull to pieces to ruin as to demolish an edifice or a wall
Demoralize
To corrupt or undermine in morals to destroy or lessen the effect of moral principles on to render corrupt or untrustworthy in morals in discipline in
Deprive
To take away to put an end to destroy
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