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Prosperity

The state of being prosperous advance or gain in anything good or desirable successful progress in any business or enterprise attainment of the object desired good

Contribution

that be so, a voluntary contribution cannot amount to a compulsive donation. If the donor, in order to gain an advantage or benefit, if he apprehends that but the contribution some adverse consequence would follow, makes a

Finesse

Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point artifice stratagem

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Comprint

Comprint, a surreptitious printing of another book-seller's copy of a work, to make gain thereby, which was contrary to common law, and is illegal. See COPYRIGHT.

Company

of more than twenty persons for carrying on any other business having for its object the acquisition of gain, unless it be formed under special Act of Parliament, or letters-patent, or be a mining company subject to

Common gaming house

room or place whatsoever in which any instruments of gaming are kept or used for the profit or gain of the person owning, occupying, using or keeping such house, room or place by way of charge for

Common gambling house

in which cards, dice, tables or other instruments of gaming are kept or used for the profit or gain of the person owning, occupying, using or keeping such house, enclosure; room or place, whether by way of

Chevisance

business], an agreement or composition; an end or order set down between a creditor and debtor; an indirect gain in point of usury, etc.; also an unlawful bargain or contract, Jac. Law Dict.

Champertors

at their proper costs, in order to have part of the land in variance, or part of the gain, 33 Edw. 1, c. 2.

Alea

Alea [a die, Lat.], the chance of gain or loss in a contract, Civil Law.

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