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  • HAVEN
    A place of a large receipt and safe riding of ships, so situate and secured by the land circumjacent that the vessels thereby ride and anchor safely, and are protected by the adjacent land from dangerous or violent winds; as Mllford Haven, Plymouth Haven, and the like. Hale de Dure More...
  • HAW
    A small parcel of land so called In Kent; houses. Co. Litt. 5.
  • HAWBERK
    A coat or shirt of mail; hence, derivatively (In feudal law) one who held a fief on the duty or service of providing himself with such armor and standing ready, thus equipped, for military service when called on. Wharton.
  • HAWGH, HOWGH
    In old English law. A valley. Co. Litt. 5b.
  • HAWKER
    A trader who goes from place to place, or along the streets of a town, selling the goods which he carries with him. It is perhaps not essential to the idea, but Is generally understood from the word, that a hawker is to be one who not only carries goods More...
  • HAY-BOTE
    Another name for "hedge-bote," being one of the estovers allowed to a tenant for life or years, namely, material for repairing the necessary hedges or fences of his grounds. 2 Bl. Comm. 35; 1 Washb. Real Prop. 129.
  • HAYWARD
    In old English law. An officer appointed in the lord's court to keep a common herd of cattle of a town; so called because he was to see that they did not break or Injure the hedges of inclosed grounds. His duty was also to impound trespassing cattle, and to More...
  • HAZARD
    1. In old English law. An unlawful game at dice, those who play at being called "hazardors." Jacob. 2. In modern law. Any game of chance or wagering. Cheek v. Com., 100 Ky. 1,87 S. W. 152; Graves v. Ford, 3 B. Mon. (Ky.) 113; Somers v. State, 6 Sneed More...
  • HAZARDOUS
    Exposed to or involving danger; perilous; risky. The terms "hazardous," "extra-hazardous," "specially hazardous," and "not hazardous" are well-understood technical terms in the business of insurance, having distinct and separate meanings. Although what goods are Included In each designation may not be so known as to dispense with actual proof, the More...
  • HE
    The use of this pronoun in a written instrument, in referring to a person whose Christian name is designated therein by a mere initial, is not conclusive that the person referred to is a male; It may be shown by parol that the person intended is a female. Berniaud v. More...
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