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Detinet

Detinet (he detains), an action of debt, which lay for the specific recovery of goods, under a contract to deliver them, 1 Reeves, 159. No longer a technical expression.

for the common benefit, 1 Story's Equity, 393-415. So there is contribution between co-defendants in contract, if the goods of one be taken by fi. fa. For the whole amount of judgment. There was no contribution among

Cloth

3, no cloth made beyond sea might be brought into the kingdom on paint of forfeiture of the goods and punishment of the importer. Going by the meaning given in dictionaries as well as by its generally

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Offing

That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot also distance

counterletter

a simulation ;esp : a writing embodying the agreement [ can have no effects against third persons in good faith "Louisiana Civil Code"] NOTE: An agreement stating that the conveyor of some land is still the owner,

bad faith

: intentional deception, dishonesty, or failure to meet an obligation or duty [no evidence of bad faith] compare good faith in bad faith : with or characterized by intentional deception or dishonesty [possessor in bad faith] [an

Steam launch

steam, electricity, or other mechanical power, no tbeing used solely as a tug or for the carriage of goods and not being certified by the Board of Trade as a passenger steamer to carry 200 or more

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