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  • SCANDAL
    Defamatory reports or ru-* mors; aspersion or slanderous talk, uttered recklessly or maliciously. In pleading. "Scandal consists In the allegation of anything which is unbecoming the dignity of the court to hear, or is con7 trary to good manners, or which charges some person with a crime not necessary to More...
  • SCANDALOUS MATTER
    In equity pleading. See SCANDAL.
  • SCANDALUM MAGNATUM
    In English law. Scandal or slander of great men or nobles. Words* spoken in derogation of a peer, a judge, or other great ofllcer of the realm, for which an action lies, though it is now rarely resorted to. 8 Bl. Comm. 123; 3 Steph. Comm. 473. This offense has More...
  • SCAPELLARE
    In old European law. To chop; to chip or haggle. Spelman.
  • SCAPHA
    Lat. In Roman law. A boat; a lighter. A ship's boat.
  • SCAVAGE, SCHEVAGE, SCHEWAGE, OR SHEWAGE
    A kind of toil or custom, exacted by mayors, sheriffs, etc, of merchant strangers, for wares showed or offered for sale within their liberties. Prohibited by 19 Hen. VIL c 7. CowelL
  • SCAVAIDUS
    The officer who collected the scavage money. CowelL
  • SCEATTA
    A Saxon coin of less denomination than a shilling. Spelman.
  • SCEPPA SALIS.
    An ancient measure of salt, the quantity of which is now not known. Wharton
  • SCHAR-PENNY, SCHARN-PENNY, OR SHORN-PENNY
    A small duty or compensation. Cowell
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