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Straw, Man of
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straw man
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Assignment
his possession, but unless restrained by covenant he can assign over to a pouper or other man of straw, Fagg v. Dobie, (1838) 3 Y.& C. 96, and thus escape liability on the covenants in the lease,
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Stramineus homo
Stramineus homo, a man of straw, one of no substance, put forward as bail or surety.
Jackstraw
An effigy stuffed with straw a scarecrow hence a man without property or influence
Average
man's ship, for their care of the goods over and above the freight. (4) Stubble, or remainder of straw and grass left in cornfields after harvest. In Kent it is called gratten, and in other parts roughings.
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