A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States of America, and of the Several States of the American Union

Leith R. P. St.

utes, Ontario.

Leith's Real Property Stat

Le Mar. Le Marchant's Gardner Peerage Case.

Leo. or Leon. Leonard's Reports, English King's Bench.

Lester. Lester's Reports, Georgia Reports, vols. 31-33.

Lester L. L. Lester on the Land Law. Lester Supp. or Lester & B. Lester & Butler's Supplement to 33d Georgia Reports.

Lev. Levinz's Reports, English King's Bench. Levi. Levi's Commercial Law.

Lew. Lewis's Reports, Nevada Reports, vol. 1. Lew. Ap. Lewin on Apportionment. Lew. C. C. Lewin's Crown Cases, English Courts.

Lew. Cr. Law. Lewis's Criminal Law of the U. S.

Lew. L. Cas. on L. L. Lewis's Leading Cases on Public Land Law.

Lib. Intr. Liber Intrationum; Old Book of Entries.

Lib. L. & Eq. Library of Law and Equity.
Lib. Niger. Liber Niger, or the Black Book.
Lib. Pl. Liber Placitandi, Book of Pleading.
Lib. Reg. Register Books.

Lib. Rub. Liber Ruber, the Red Book.
Lib. Ten. Liber Tenementum.

Lieb. Civ. Lib. Lieber on Civil Liberty and Self-Government.

Life & Acc. Ins. R. Life and Accident Insurance Reports (Biglow's).

Lig. Dig. Ligon's Digest.

Lil. Lilly's Reports or Entries, English Court

of Assize.

Lil. Abr. Lilly's Abridgment.

Lil. Conv. Lilly's Conveyancer.
Lil. Reg. Lilly's Practical Register.
Lind. Jur. Lindley's Jurisprudence.

Lind. Part. Lindley on Partnership.

Lit. Littleton's Reports, English Common Pleas and Exchequer.

Lit. 8. Littleton, section.

Lit. Ten. Littleton's Tenures.

Litt. (Ky.). Littell's Reports, Kentucky.
Litt. Sel. Cas. Littell's Select Cases, Kentucky.
Liv. Livre, Book.

Liv. Cas. Livingston's Cases in Error, New York.

Ll. Leges, Laws.

Llo. Ch. St. Lloyd's Chitty's Statutes.
Llo. Comp. Lloyd's Law of Compensation.
Llo. T. M. Lloyd on Trademarks.

Llo. & G. t. P. Lloyd and Goold's Reports, tempore Plunkett, Irish Chancery.

Llo. & G. t. S. Lloyd and Goold's Reports, tempore Snyder, Irish Chancery.

Llo. & W., Lloyd & W., or Llo. & W. Mer. Cas. Lloyd and Welsby's Mercantile Cases, English King's Bench.

Loc. cit. Loco citato, in the place cited. Loc. Ct. Gaz. Local Courts and Municipal Gazette, Toronto, Ont.

Lock. Rev. Cas. Lockwood's Reversed Cases, New York.

Lofft. Lofft's Reports, English King's Bench. Log. Comp. Logan's Compendium of English, Scotch, and Ancient Roman Law. Lois des Batim. Lois des Batimens. Lom. C. H. Rep. Lomas's City Hall Reporter,

Lew. L. T. in Phila. Lewis on Land Titles in New York. Philadelphia.

Lew. Perp. Lewis on the Law of Perpetuities.
Lew. Pr. Lewis's Principles of Conveyancing.
Lew. Stocks. Lewis on Stocks, Bonds, etc.
Lew. Tr. Lewin on Trusts.
Lex Cust. Lex Custumaria.

Lex Man. Lex Maneriorum.

Lex Mer. or Lex Mer. Red. Lex Mercatoria, by Beawes.

Lex Mer. Am. Lex Mercatoria Americana.
Lex Parl. Lex Parliamentaria.

Ley. Ley's Reports, English Court of Wards, and other Courts.

Lom. Dig. Lomax's Digest of the Law of Real Property in the U. S.

Lom. Ex. Lomax on Executors.

Lond. Jur. London Jurist, Reports in all the Courts.

Lond. Jur. N. S. London Jurist, New Series. Lond. L. Mag. London Law Magazine.

Long Quint.

Year Book, part 10.

Long Sales. Long on Sales.

Longf. & T. Longfield and Townsend's Reports, Irish Exchequer.

Lor. Inst.

Lords Jour.

Lorimer's Institutes.

Journal of the House of Lords.

Louis. Code. Civil Code of Louisiana.

Itreal.

ABBREVIATION

M. & Gel. Maddock and Gelhart's Reports, English Chancery.

M. & Gord. Macnaghten and Gordon's Reports, English Common Pleas.

M. & K. Mylne and Keen's Reports, English Chancery.

M. & M. Moody and Malkin's Reports, English Nisi Prius.

M. & McA. Montague and McArthur's Reports, English Bankruptcy.

M. & P. Moore and Payne's Reports, English Common Pleas and Exchequer.

M. & R. Manning and Ryland's Reports, English King's Bench.

M. & R. M. C. Manning and Ryland's Magistrate Cases, English King's Bench.

M. & Rob. Moody and Robinson's Nisi Prius Cases, English Courts.

M. & S. Maule and Selwyn's Reports, English King's Bench.

M. & S. or M. & Scott. Moore and Scott's Reports, English Common Pleas.

M. & W. Meeson and Welsby's Reports, English Exchequer.

M. & Y. Martin and Yerger's Reports, Ten

nessee.

McAll. McAllister's Reports, U. S. Dist. of California.

McArth. McArthur's Reports, Dist. of Columbia.

McArth. C. M. McArthur on Courts Martial. McCahon. McCahon's Reports, Supreme Court of Kansas and U. S. Courts, Dist. of Kansas.

McCall Pr. McCall's Precedents.

Mc Cart. McCarter's Chancery Reports, New Jersey Equity Reports, vols. 14-15.

McClel. McClelland's Reports, English Exchequer.

McClel. Civ. Malpr. McClelland's Civil MalMcClel. Ex. Guide. McClellan's Executor's

M. Queen Mary; thus 1 M. signifies the first practice. year of the reign of Queen Mary.

M. Michaelmas Term. Mortgage.

M. Morison's Dictionary of Decisions, Scotch Court of Sessions.

Guide.

McClel. Pro. Pr. McClellan's Probate Practice.
McClel. & Y. McClelland and Younge's Re-

M. Session Cases, 3d Series, Scotland (Mac-ports, English Exchequer.

M. P. C. lish.

Memphis Law Journal, Tennessee. Maryland Law Record, Baltimore. Mitchell's Maritime Register, Lon

Moore's Privy Council Cases, Eng

M. P. Exch. Modern Practice, Exchequer.
M. R. Master of the Rolls.

MS. Manuscript, Manuscript Reports.

M. St. More's Notes on Stair's Institutes.
M. T. Michaelmas Term.

M. & Ayr. Montagu and Ayrton's Reports, English Bankruptcy.

M. & Ayr. B. L. Montagu and Ayrton on Bankrupt Law.

M. & B. Montagu and Bligh's Reports, English Bankruptcy.

M. & C. Mylne and Craig's Reports, English Chancery.

M. & C. Bankr. Montagu and Chitty's Bankruptcy Reports, English.

M. & G. Manning and Granger's Reports, English Common Pleas.

McCook. McCook's Reports, Ohio State Reports, vol. 1. McCord.

Carolina.

McCord's Law Reports, South

McCord Ch. McCord's Chancery Reports, South Carolina.

McCork. McCorkle's Reports, North Carolina Reports, vol. 65.

McCr. Elect. McCrary's American Law of Elections.

Mc Cull. Dict. Dictionary.

McDon. Inst. Law of Scotland. McDon. Jus.

McCullough's Commercial

McDonall's Institutes of the

McDonald's Justice.

McGloin. McGloin's Reports, Louisiana Court of Appeals.

Mc Kinn. Jus. McKinney's Justice.

Mc Kinn. Phil. Ev. McKinnon's Philosophy of Evidence.

McL. or McLean. McLean's Reports, U. S. Circuit Court, 7th Circuit.

McLar. Wills. McLaren on Wills. McMas. R. L. McMaster's Railroad Law, New York. Me Mull. Carolina.

McMullan's Law Reports, South

McMull. Ch. or McMull. Eq. McMullan's Chancery Reports, South Carolina. McNagh. Elem. McNaghten's Elements of Hindoo Law.

McNall. Ev. McNally on Evidence.

Macas. Macassey's Reports, New Zealand.

ABBREVIATION

Mack. Obs. Mackenzie's Observations on Acts of Parliament.

Mack. Rom. L. Mackenzie's Studies in Roman Law.

Macl. Dec.

Courts.

Maclaurin's Decisions, Scotch

Macl. Sh. Maclachlan on Merchant Shipping. Macl. & R. Maclean and Robinson's Scotch Appeals.

Macn. Macnaghten's (W. H.) Reports, India. Macn. C. M. Macnaghten on Courts Martial. Macn. F. F. Macnaghten's Reports, India. Maen. Null. Macnamara on Nullities and Irregularities in the Practice of the Law.

Maen. & G. Macnaghten and Gordon's Reports, English Chancery.

Macnal. Ev. Macnally's Rules of Evidence. Macomb. C. M. Macomb on Courts Martial. Macph. Macpherson's Cases, Court of Sessions Cases, 3d Series.

Macph. Inf. Macpherson on Infancy. Macq. Deb. Macqueen's Debates on Life Peerage Question.

Macq. H. L. Cas. Macqueen's House of Lords Cases, Appeals from Scotland.

Macq. H. & W. Wife.

Macq. M. & D.
Divorce.

Macr. P. Cas.
Macr. & H.

Cases.

Mad. Exch.

quer.

Macqueen on Husband and

Macqueen on Marriage and

Macrory's Patent Cases.
Macrae and Hertslet's Insolvency

Madox's History of the Exche

Mad. Form. Madox's Formulare Anglicarum. Mad. H. Ct. Rep. Madras High Court Re ports.

Man. El. Cas.
Man. Exch. Pr.

Mad. Jur. Madras Jurist, India.
Mad. Papers. Madison's (James) Papers, 3

vols.

Mad. Reg. Madden on Registration of Deeds. Mad. S. D. R. Madras Sudder Dewany Reports.

Mad. Sel. Madras Select Decrees.
Madd. Maddock's Reports, English Chancery.
Madd. Ch. Pr. Maddock's Chancery Practice.
Madd. & G. Maddock and Geldart's Reports,
English Chancery (vol. 6, Maddock's Reports,.
Mag. The Magistrate, London.

Mag. Cas. Magistrate Cases, Edited by Bit-
tleston, Wise, and Parnell.

Mag. Char. Magna Charta.

Mag. Ins. Magen on Insurance.

Mag. (Md.) or Magr. Magruder's Reports,

Maryland Reports, vols. 1-2.

Maine. Maine Reports.

Maine Anc. L. Maine on Ancient Law.

Maine Vil. Com. Maine on Village Commu

tice.

Manning's Election Cases.
Manning's Exchequer Prac-

Man. Gr. & S. Manning, Granger, and Scott's
Reports, English Common Pleas.

Man. Lim. Mansel on Limitations.
Man. & G. Manning and Granger's Reports,
English Common Pleas.

Man. & R. Manning and Ryland's Reports,
English King's Bench.

Man. & R. Mag. Cas. Manning and Ryland's
Magistrate Cases, English King's Bench.
Manl. Fines. Manley on Fines.

Mann. or Mann. (Mich.). Manning's Reports,
Michigan Reports, vol. 1.

Mann. Com. Manning's Commentaries on the
Law of Nations.

Manum. Cas. Manumission Cases, New Jersey (Bloomfield's).

Manw. Manwood's Forrest Laws.
Mar. Maritime.

Mar. March's Reports, English King's Bench.
Mar. Br. March's Translation of Brook's New
Cases.

Mar. L. Cas. or Mar. L. Rep. Maritime Law Cases (Crockford's), English.

Mar. L. Cas. N. S. or Mar. L. Rep. N. S. Maritime Law Reports, New Series (Aspinall's), English.

Mar. Rec. B. Martin's Recital Book.

Mar. Reg. Mitchell's Maritime Register, London.

Marine Ct. R. Marine Court Reporter (McAdam's), New York.

Mark. El. Markley's Elements of Law. Marr. Adm. Marriott's Reports, English Admiralty.

Marsh. Marshall's Reports, English Common Pleas.

Marsh. (Ky.) or Marsh. A. K. A. K. Marshall's Reports, Kentucky.

Marsh. Calc. Marshall's Reports, Calcutta. Marsh. Dec. Brokenbrough's Reports, Marshall's U. S. Circuit Court Decisions.

Marsh. Ins. Marshall on Insurance. Marsh. J. J. J. J. Marshall's Reports, Kentucky.

Marsh. Op. Marshall's (Chief Justice) Constitutional Opinions.

Mart. (Cond. La.). Martin's Condensed Louisiana Reports.

Mart. (Ga.). Martin's Reports, Georgia Reports, vols. 21-30. Martin's Reports, Indiana

Mart. (Ind.).
Reports, vols. 54–62.

Mart. or Mart. (La.). Martin's Reports, Louisiana.

Mart. N. S. or Mart. (La.) N. S. Martin's Reports, New Series, Louisiana.

Mart. (N. C.). Martin's Reports, North Carolina.

Mart. Law Nat.

Mart. & Y.

Tennessee.

Martin's Law of Nations. Martin and Yeager's Reports,

Marv. Av. Marvin on General Average.

Mary. Leg. Bibl. Marvin's Legal Bibliography.
Marv. Salv. or Marv. Wr. & S.

Wreck and Salvage.

Marvin on

Mas. Mason's Reports, U. S. Circuit Court, 1st Circuit.

Mass. Massachusetts Reports.

Mass. L. R. Massachusetts Law Reporter,
Boston.

Mass. Dr.Com. Masse's Le Droit Commercial.
Math. Ev. Mathews on Presumptive Evidence.
Mathews on Landlord and
Math. L. & T.

Man. Manning's Reports, English Court of Tenant.
Revision.

Man. Dem. Mansel on Demurrers.

Mats. Matson's Reports, Connecticut Reports, vols. 22-24.

ABBREVIATION

Matth. (W. Va.).

Matthews's Reports, West

Me. Maine Reports.

Med. Jur. Medical Jurisprudence.

Medd. Meddaugh's Reports, Michigan Reports, vol. 13.

Mees. & Wels. Meeson and Welsby's Reports,
English Exchequer.

Megg. A.Meggison on Assets in Equity.
Meigs. Meigs's Reports, Tennessee.

Mem. L. J. Memphis Law Journal, Tennessee.
Mence L. Mence on the Law of Libel.
Menz. Menzie's Reports, Cape of Good Hope.
Mer. or Meriv. Merivale's Reports, English
Chancery.

Merch. Dict. Merchant's Dictionary.
Merl. Quest. Merlin, Questions de Droit.
Merl. Repert.

prudence.

Merlin's Répertoire de Juris

Merr. Att. Merrifield's Law of Attorneys.
Merr. Costs. Merrifield's Law of Costs.
Metc. or Metc. (Mass.). Metcalf's Reports,
Massachusetts Reports, vols. 42-54.

Metc. (Ky.). Metcalfe's Reports, Kentucky.
Metc. Contr. Metcalf on Contracts.

Meth. Ch. Cas. Report of the Methodist
Church Property Case.

Mich. Michigan Reports.

Mich. Lawyer. Michigan Lawyer, Detroit, Mich. Mich. N. P. Michigan Nisi Prius Cases (Brown's).

Mich. Rev. St. Michigan Revised Statutes.
Mich. T. Michaelmas Term.

Middr. Sit. Middlesex Sittings at Nisi Prius.
Mil. Civ. Law. Miller's Civil Law.

ABBREVIATION

Mill. Civ. L. Miller's Civil Law.
Mill Const. Mill's Constitutional Reports,
South Carolina.

Mill. Dec. U. S. Miller's Decisions, U. S. Supreme Court Reports, Condensed (Continuation of Curties).

Mill. Dec. or Mill. Op. Miller's Decisions, U.
S. Circuit Court (Woolworth's Reports).
Mill. El. Miller's Elements of the Law of
Insurances.

Mill. Eq. M. Miller on Equitable Mortgages.
Mill. Ins. Miller's Elements of the Law of
Insurances.

Mill. Part. Miller or Partition.
Mill. & C. Bills.

Sale.

Miller and Collier on Bills of

Mills Em. D. Mills on Eminent Domain.
Milw. or Milw. Eccl. Milwood's Reports, Irish
Ecclesiastical.

Min. Minor's Reports, Alabama.
Min. Dig. Minot's Digest.
Min. Ev.

Minutes of Evidence.
Minn. Minnesota Reports.

Minor. Minor's Reports, Alabama.
Mir. Jus. Horne's Mirror of Justices.
Mir. Parl. Mirror of Parliament, London.
Mir. Pat. Off. Mirror of the Patent Office,
Washington, D. C.

Mirch. D. & S. Mirchall's Doctor and Student.
Miss. Mississippi Reports.

Mitch. M. R. Mitchell's Maritime Register,

London.

Mo. W. J. Monthly Western Jurist, Bloomington, Ill.

Mod. Modern Reports, English Courts.
Mod. Cas. Modern Cases (6 Modern Reports).
Mod. Cas. L. & Eq. Modern Cases in Law
and Equity (8 and 9 Modern Reports).
Mod. Ent. Modern Entries.

Mod. Int. Modus Intrandi.

Mol. Molloy's Reports, Irish Chancery.
Mol. de J. M. Molloy de Jure Maritimo.
Moly Molyneaux's Reports, English Courts,
temp. Car. I.

Mon. or Mon. T. B. T. B. Monroe's Reports,
Kentucky.

Mon. B. Ben. Monroe's Reports, Kentucky.
Mon. Ty. Montana Territory Reports.
Mont. or Mont. B. C. Montagu's Reports,
English Bankruptcy.
Mont. B. L. Montagu on the Bankrupt Laws.
Mont. Cas. Montrion's Cases in Hindoo Law.
Mont. Comp. Montagu on the Law of Compo-
sition.

Mont. D. & De G. Montagu, Deacon, and De
Gex's Reports, English Bankruptcy.
Mont. Dig. or Mont. Eq. Pl.

Mil. Eq. M. Miller on Equitable Mortgages.gest of Pleadings in Equity.
Miles. Miles's Reports, Pennsylvania.

Mill. Mill's Constitutional Reports, South
Carolina.

Mill. (La.). Miller's Reports, Louisiana Reports, vols. 1–5.

Mill. (Md.). Miller's Reports, Maryland Reports, vols. 3-18.

Mont. Inst.

prudence.

Montagu's Di

Montrion's Institutes of Juris

Mont. Set-Off Montagu on Set-Off.
Mont. & A. Montagu and Ayrton's Reports,
English Bankruptcy.

Montagu and Bligh's Reports,

Mont, & B.
English Bankruptcy.

Mont. & C. Montagu and Chitty's Reports, English Bankruptcy. Mont. & McA. Montagu and McArthur's Reports, English Bankruptcy.

Montesq. Montesquieu's Spirit of Laws. Moo. Francis Moore's Reports, English. When a volume is given, it refers to J. B. Moore's Reports, English Common Pleas.

Moo. A. Moore's Reports, English (1st Bosanquet and Puller's Reports, after page 470). Moo. C. Cas. Moody's Crown Cases, English Courts.

Moo. C. P. J. B. Moore's Reports, English Common Pleas.

Moo. I. App. Moore's Reports, English Privy Council, Indian Appeals.

Moo. J. B. J. B. Moore's Reports, English Common Pleas.

Moo. P. C. Cas. Moore's Privy Council Cases, English.

Moo. P. C. Cas. N. S. Moore's Privy Council Cases, New Series, English.

Moo. Tr. Moore's Divorce Trials.

Moo. & M. Moody and Mackin's Nisi Prius Cases, English Courts.

Moo. & P. Moore and Payne's Reports, English Common Pleas.

Moo. & R. Moody and Robinson's Nisi Prius Cases, English Courts.

Moo. & Sc. Moore and Scott's Reports, English Common Pleas.

Moore (Ark.). Moore's Reports, Arkansas Reports, vols. 28-33.

Moore & W. Moore and Walker's Reports, Texas Reports, vols. 22-24.

Mor. or Mor. Dict. Dec. Morison's Dictionary of Decisions, Scotch Court of Sessions.

Mor. Dig. Morley's Digest of the Indian Reports.

Morr. (Miss.). Morris's Reports, Mississippi Reports, vols. 43-48.

Morr. Repl. Morris on Replevin.

Myl. & C. Mylne and Craig's Reports, English Chancery.

Myl. & K. Mylne and Keen's Reports, English Chancery.

Myrick. Myrick's Probate Court Reports, San Francisco, Cal.

N. Novellæ. The Novels or New Constitutions.

N. A. Non allocatur.
N. B. Nulla bona.

N. B. New Brunswick Reports.

N. Benl. New Benloe's Reports, English King's Bench, Edition of 1661.

N. B. R. National Bankruptcy Register, New York.

N. C. Notes of Cases, English Ecclesiastical and Maritime Courts.

N. C. North Carolina Reports.

N. C. Law Repos. North Carolina Law Repository.

N. C. Term R. North Carolina Term Reports (2 Taylor).

N. Chip. N. Chipman's Reports, Vermont.
N. E. New Edition.

N. E. I. Non est inventus.

N. F. Newfoundland Reports.

N. H. New Hampshire Reports.

N. H. & C. Nicholl, Hare, and Carrow's English Railway Cases.

N. J. New Jersey Reports.
N. J. Ch. or N. J. Eq.

Reports.

N. J. Law. N. J. L. J. ville, N. J.

New Jersey Equity

New Jersey Law Reports.

New Jersey Law Journal, Somer

N. L. Nelson's Lutwyche's Reports, English Common Plens.

N. L. L. New Library of Law, etc., Harrisburg, Pa.

N. L. L. New Library of Law and Equity, English.

N. of Cas. Notes of Cases, English Ecclesiastical and Maritime Courts.

N. of Cas. Madras. Notes of Cases at Madras. N. P. Nisi Prius. Notary Public. Nova Placita. New Practice.

N. P. C. Nisi Prius Cases.

N. R. New Reports, English Common Pleas.
Bosanquet and Puller's Reports.
N. R. Not reported.

N. S. New Series. Nova Scotia Reports.
N. W. P. North West Provinces Reports,

India.

N. W. Reptr. North Western Reporter, St.

Morr. St. Cas. Morris's State Cases, Missis- Paul. sippi.

Morse Arb. & Aw. Morse on Arbitration and
Award.

Morse Bk. Morse on Banks and Banking.
Morse Tr. Morse's Famous Trials, Boston.
Mort. Morton's Reports, Bengal.

Mort. Vend. Morton on Vendors and Purchasers of Chattels Personal.

Mos. Mosley's Reports, English Chancery.
Mos. Man. Moses on Mandamus.
Moy. Ent. Moyle's Book of Entries.

Moz. & W. Mozley and Whitley's Law Dictionary.

N. Y. New York Reports, Court of Appeals. N. Y. City H. Rec. New York City Hall Recorder.

N. Y. Code Rept. New York Code Reporter, New York City.

N. Y. Code Repts. N. S. New York Code Reports, New Series, New York City.

N. Y. Elec. Cas. New York Contested Election Cases.

N. Y. Jud. Rep. New York Judicial Repository, New York (Bacon's).

N. Y. Jur. New York Jurist.

N. Y. Law Gaz. New York Law Gazette, New York City.

N. Y. Leg. Obs. New York Legal Observer, New York City (Owen's).

N. Y. Leg. Reg. New York Legal Register, New York City.

N. Y. Mo. Law Bull. New York Monthly Law Bulletin, New York City.

N. Y. Mun. Gaz. New York Municipal Gazette, New York City.

N. Y. Reg. New York Daily Register, New York City.

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