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  • MERIDIES
    In old English law. Noon. Fleta, lib. 5, c. 5, | 81.
  • MERITORIOUS
    Possessing or characterized by "merit" in the legal sense of the word. See MERITS. -Meritorious cause of action. This description is sometimes applied to a person with whom the ground of action, or the consideration, originated or from whom it moved. For exam- pie, where a canse of action accrues More...
  • MERITS
    In practice. Matter of substance in law, as distinguished from matter of mere form; a substantial ground of defense in law. A defendant is said "to swear to merits" or "to make affidavit of merits" when he makes affidavit that he has a good and sufficient or substantial defense to More...
  • MERO MOTU
    See Ex MEBO MOTU; MEBE MOTION.
  • MERSCUM
    A lake; also a marsh or fen-land.
  • MERTLAGE
    A church calendar or rubric. Cowell.
  • MERTON, STATUTE OF
    An old English statute, relating to dower, legitimacy, wardships, procedure, inclosure of common, and usury. It was passed in 1235, (20 Hen. III.,) and was named from Merton, in Surrey, where parliament sat that year. See Barring. St 41, 46.
  • MERUM
    In old English law. Mere; naked or abstract. Merum jus, mere right. Bract fol. 31.
  • MERX
    Lat. Merchandise; movablear ticles that are bought and sold; articles of trade. Men est quiequid vendi potest. Merchandise is whatever can be sold. Com. 355 ; 3 Wood. Lect 263.
  • MESCREAUNTES
    L. Fr. Apostates; unbelievers.
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