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  • TOUCHING A DEAD BODY
    It was an ancient superstition that the body of a murdered man would bleed freshly when touched by his murderer. Hence, In old criminal law, this was resorted to as a means of ascertaining the guilt or innocence of a person suspected of the murder.
  • TOUJOURS ET UNCORE PRIST
    L. Fr. Always and still ready. This Is the name of a plea of tender.
  • TOUR D'ECHELLE
    In French law. An easement consisting of the right to rest ladders upon the adjoining estate, when necessary in order to repair a party-wall or buildings supported by it. Also the vacant space surrounding a building left unoccupied In order to facilitate its reparation when necessary. Herl. Repert.
  • TOURN
    In old English law. A court of record, having criminal jurisdiction, in each county, held before the sheriff, twice a year, in one place after another, following a certain circuit or rotation.
  • TOUT
    Fr. All; whole; entirely. Tout temps prist, always ready. Tout ee que la lot ne defend pas est perniis. Everything is permitted which is not forbidden by law.
  • TOUT TEMPS PRIST
    L. Fr. Always ready. The emphatic words of the old plea of tender; the defendant alleging that he has always been ready, and still is ready, to discharge the debt 8 BL Comm. 803 ; 2 Salk. 622.
  • TOUT UN SOUND
    Lb Fr. All one sound; Bounding the same; idem sonans. Toute exception, non surveillee tend A prendre la place da prinoipe. Every exception not watched tends to assume the place of the principle.
  • TOWAGE
    The act or service of towing ships and vessels, usually by means of a small steamer called a "tug." That which is given for towing ships in rivers. Towage is the drawing a ship or barge along the water by another ship or boat, fastened to her, or by men More...
  • TO-WIT
    That is to say; namely; "cet; videlicet"
  • TOWNSHIP
    1. In surveys of the public land of the United States, a "township" is a division of territory six miles square, containing .thirty-six sections." 2. In some of the states, this is the name given to the civil and political subdivisions of a county. See TOWN. -----township trustee. One of More...
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