as confidence 21 may exist. An addition to the will, called a codicil, designed 22 to modify, add to, or change previous bequests, may be executed at any time, but in every case it must be rendered as definite and precise as the will itself, witnessing included. Wills should be made in good season, while those making them are in health and at leisure.25 LESSON 117 LEGAL TERMS "He who seeks equity must himself do equity."-Legal Maxim. con çès' sion, act of yielding; a grant. | de běn' ture, a writing acknowledg eon eûr', to agree in opinion. eon demn', to blame; convict. con tin' ġen çy, a possible event; accident. eôr po rā' tion, a body politic formed by law to act as a single person. equ' pon (koo'-), an interest certificate attached to a bond; a part of a ticket. coun' sel, advice; adviser; to advise. eōurt (kōrt), the place where justice is administered; a tribunal; the judge or judges. eov' e nant, a contract; a mutual agreement between two or parties. more ing a debt. de eree', a decision, order or sen tence, given in a cause by a court. de fault', non-performance of duty. › de fend' ant, a person against whom an action or suit at law is brought. de fense'. the defendant's answer de fence', or plea; justification. de mişe', to bequeath; to give; death. de mûr', to offer objections. de ten' tion, act of detaining or keeping back; custody. de pō' nent, one who gives testimony, usually in writing. de pōse', to testify under oath. dom' i çîle, an abode; residence. erim' i nal, relating to crime; one dow' er, the portion of a married guilty of crime. eross'-quěs tion, to cross-examine. woman or widow's interest in all real estate owned by her husband. eus'to dy, judicial or penal safekeep- draw ee', one on whom a bill of ex LESSON 118 MISCELLANEOUS "To tell our own secrets is often folly; to communicate those of other is treachery." ǎl lay', to calm; to soothe. běile, an attractive young lady. băx' ôm, stout and rosy. eō å lĭ' tion, an alliance. de sçènd' ant, descending lineally dom' i nões, a game. în frǎn' gi ble, unbreakable; not to be broken or violated. in vět' er ate, habitual. jăn' i tōr, a caretaker of a building; a porter. kēr' nel, a grain; a seed in a shell. lăs' so, a rope with a running noose; to catch with a lasso. mon' ȧrch, a sovereign. Ŏb' e lisk, a square shaft with pyramidal top; the mark (†). e nig' må, a riddle; an obscure say- pe rus' ål, reading with attention. ing. ē quiv' o eal, uncertain; of doubtful gen e ǎl' o gy, a pedigree; lineage. fate, fete flea, flee ren' děz vous (-dě voo), a place of meeting; to assemble at a given place. Ri ō Grän' de (Re ō Grän' dā), a tol' er ate, to endure; to suffer. seam, seem rye, wry hide, hied hew, hue aught, ought LESSON 119 LEGAL TERMS The act itself does not make a man guilty unless his intentions were so."-Legal Maxim. děe' a logue (-log), the ten command- | dū rèss', actual or threatened vio ments. di' gěst, an analytical classification and arrangement of statutes. lence. ěm běz' zle, to appropriate money fraudulently. dis in her' it, to dispossess; to cut off en ǎet', to make a law. from inheriting. eq' ui ty, right; justice; fairness. ĕv' i děnçe, proof; testimony. ex e eu' tion, carrying into effect the judgment given in a court of law. ex ee' u tor, a person appointed by a testator to carry out his will. fe al ty, loyalty; homage. fi'ăt, an authoritative command or order to do something; a decree. fraud, deceiving another person to his injury; deceit; trick. gär nish ĕe', one in whose hands property of another is attached; to attach. here in aft' er, in the following part of this writing; document, etc. here in be fōre', in the preceding part of this writing, document, etc. hōme' stead, home or seat of a family; the home place. hom'i çïde, the killer or the killing of a human being. il lē' gal, unlawful. îm păn' el, to form or enroll, as a list of jurors in a court of justice. in dict' (-dite'), to accuse in legal form; to compose. guǎr an tēe', a surety for perform- in dôr see', one in whose favor an inance; to warrant. dorsement is made. hêir, a person to whom property will in fringe', to transgress; to violate; decend by inheritance. to break some rule or law. LESSON 121 LEGAL TERMS "The law does not seek to compel a man to do that which he cannot possibly perform."Legal Maxim. in fringe' ment, a trespass upon the | lïen (lēn), a legal claim on any class rights of another; encroachment on of property to secure payment of a debt. the copyright, patent, etc., of another; violation. in june'tion, a command; a judicial restraint. în săl' věn çă, inability to pay debts. in tes' tate, dying without having made a will. in vǎl' id, void; null. lim i ta' tion, a restriction; a statutory period. lit' i gate, to contest by a lawsuit. lynch, to inflict punishment, espe cially death, in an unlawful manner. mål fea' sançe, the doing of an act which is evil or unlawful. ju di' cial, pertaining to a court or măn da'mus, a kind of writ comjudge. jū rís dĭe' tion, legal authority, or the space over which it extends. lär' çe ny, theft. manding the performance of some duty. mer' ger, an absorption of one estate or contract in another. law' yer, one versed in, or a prac- mi' nõr, less; one under age of twenty "Nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little; and therefore men should remedy suspicion by procuring to know more."-Lord Bacon. á bóve'-bōard, in open sight; without | elěm'a tis, a climbing plant with trick. flowers. ap pall', to scare; to depress or dis- con spir' a çy, a plot. courage with fear. bug' à boo, a specter. des' ert, sandy plain. des sert', last course at dinner. de věl' op, to unfold; to disclose. ěl' i ġi ble, suitable; desirable. en věl' op, to enclose within a case; to surround. |loose, to unbind; unfastened. lose, to forfeit; to suffer loss. nu' ele us, a kernel; a mass around which something is gathered. e văn' gěl ist, a revivalist; a preacher pro çē' dure, process; a step taken. suǎv' i ty, gentleness; agreeableness. of the gospel. in dis pen' så ble, impossible to be sur prise', wonder; astonishment. omitted or spared; necessary. sū' ze rāin tỷ, paramount authority. lănd' scape, a picture of a portion of tăn' ġi ble, evident; readily apprecountry. hended. lin' e à ment, feature, particularly of vil' lage, a hamlet; a small collection the face. lin' i ment, ointment. of houses. writ' ing, a manuscript. Look at these words. Some of them are sometimes wrongfully separated. ex eru' çì a ting, causing or inflicting nieçe, daughter of a brother or sister. intense pain. Fäh' ren heit, a thermometer scale introduced by Dr. Fahrenheit. fǎs' çi nāte, to charm; to enchant. feud, vindictive strife. nurs' er y, the place in a house appro priated to the care of the children. Ŏb serv' ȧ to ry, a place, as an elevated chamber, from which a view may be commanded. ģēn' ius (-yŭs), distinguished mental pån de mō' ni ŭm, a lawless, riotous superiority. jos 'tle, to elbow; to push or crowd. mod i fi ea' tion, the act of modifying or the state of being modified. place or assemblage. rep re sen ta' tion, a picture, model or other fac-simile. re şĕm' ble, to be like or similar to. |