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SUBSCRIBE
In the law of contracts. To write under; to write the name under; to write the name at the bottom or end of a writing. Wild Cat Branch v. Ball, 45 Ind. 213; Davis v. Shields, 26 Wend. (N. Y.) 841.

In the law of contracts. To write under; to write the name under; to write the name at the bottom or end of a writing. Wild Cat Branch v. Ball, 45 Ind. 213; Davis v. Shields, 26 Wend. (N. Y.) 841. Less...
SUBSCRIBER
One who writes his name under a written instrument; one who affixes his signature to any document, whether for the purpose of authenticating or attesting it, of adopting its terms as his own expressions, or of binding himself by an engagement which it contains.

One who writes his name under a written instrument; one who affixes his signature to any document, whether for the purpose of authenticating or attesting it, of adopting its terms as his own expressions, or of binding himself by an engagement which it contains. Less...
SUBSCRIBING WITNESS
He who witnesses or attests the signature of a party to an instrument and in testimony thereof subscribes his own name to the document. A subscribing witness is one who sees a writing executed, or hears it acknowledged, and at the request of the party thereupon signs his name as More...

He who witnesses or attests the signature of a party to an instrument and in testimony thereof subscribes his own name to the document. A subscribing witness is one who sees a writing executed, or hears it acknowledged, and at the request of the party thereupon signs his name as a witness. Code Civ. Proc Cal. 1935 Less...
SUBSCRIPTIO.
Lat In the civil law. A writing under, or under-writing; a writing of the name under or at the bottom of an instrument by way of attestation or ratification; subscription. That kind of imperial constitution-which was granted in answer to the prayer of a petitioner who was present. Calvin.

Lat In the civil law. A writing under, or under-writing; a writing of the name under or at the bottom of an instrument by way of attestation or ratification; subscription. That kind of imperial constitution-which was granted in answer to the prayer of a petitioner who was present. Calvin. Less...
SUBSELLIA
Lat In Roman law. Lower seats or benches, occupied by the indices and by Inferior magistrates when they sat in judgment as distinguished from the tribunal of the pnetor. Calvin. Subseqnens matrimoninm tollit peeea-tnm prssoodens. A subsequent marriage [of the parties] removes a previous fault * e., previous illicit intercourse, More...

Lat In Roman law. Lower seats or benches, occupied by the indices and by Inferior magistrates when they sat in judgment as distinguished from the tribunal of the pnetor. Calvin. Subseqnens matrimoninm tollit peeea-tnm prssoodens. A subsequent marriage [of the parties] removes a previous fault * e., previous illicit intercourse, and legitimates the offspring. A rule of Roman law. Less...
SUBSEQUENT CONDITION
See CONDITION.

See CONDITION. Less...
SUBSCRIPTION
The act of writing one's name under a written instrument; the affixing one's signature to any document whether for the purpose of authenticating ov attesting it, of adopting its terms as one's own expressions, or of binding one's self by an engagement which it contains. Subscription is the act of More...

The act of writing one's name under a written instrument; the affixing one's signature to any document whether for the purpose of authenticating ov attesting it, of adopting its terms as one's own expressions, or of binding one's self by an engagement which it contains. Subscription is the act of the hand, while attestation is the act of the senses. To subscribe a paper published as a will is only to write on the same paper the name of the witness; to attest a will is to know that it was published as such, and to certify the facts required to constitute an actual and legal publication. In re Downie's Will, 42 Wis. 66, 76. A written contract by which one engages to contribute a sum of money for a designated purpose, either gratuitously, as in the case of subscribing to a charity, or in consideration of an equivalent to be rendered, as a subscription to a periodical, a forthcoming book, a series of entertainments, or the like. -Subscription list. A list of subscribers to some agreement with each other or a third person. Less...
SUBSIDY
In English law. An aid, tax, or tribute granted by parliament to the king for the urgent occasions of the kingdom, to be levied on every subject of ability, according to the value of his lands or goods. Jacob. In American law. A grant of money made by government In More...

In English law. An aid, tax, or tribute granted by parliament to the king for the urgent occasions of the kingdom, to be levied on every subject of ability, according to the value of his lands or goods. Jacob. In American law. A grant of money made by government In aid of the promoters of any enterprise, work, or improvement in which the government desires to participate, or which is considered a proper subject for state aid, because likely to be of benefit to the public. In international law. The assistance given in money by one nation to another to enable it the better to carry on a war, when such nation does not join directly in the war. Vattel, bk. 3, ? 82. Less...
SUBSTANCE
Essence; the material or essential part of a thing, as distinguished from "form." See State v. Burgdoerfer, 107 Mo. 1, 17 S. W. 646, 14 L, R. A. 846; Hugo v. Miller, 50 Minn. 105, 52 N. W. 381: Plerson v. Insurance Co., 7 Houst. (Del.) 307, 31 Atl. 966.

Essence; the material or essential part of a thing, as distinguished from "form." See State v. Burgdoerfer, 107 Mo. 1, 17 S. W. 646, 14 L, R. A. 846; Hugo v. Miller, 50 Minn. 105, 52 N. W. 381: Plerson v. Insurance Co., 7 Houst. (Del.) 307, 31 Atl. 966. Less...
SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES
A sum, assessed by way of damages, which Is worth having; opposed to nominal damages, which are assessed to satisfy a bare legal rigbt. Wharton.

A sum, assessed by way of damages, which Is worth having; opposed to nominal damages, which are assessed to satisfy a bare legal rigbt. Wharton. Less...

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