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TRADAS IN BALLIUM
You deliver to bail. In old English practice. The name of a writ which might be issued in behalf of a party who, upon the writ de odio et atia, had been found to have been maliciously accused of a crime, commanding the sheriff that if the prisoner found twelve More...

You deliver to bail. In old English practice. The name of a writ which might be issued in behalf of a party who, upon the writ de odio et atia, had been found to have been maliciously accused of a crime, commanding the sheriff that if the prisoner found twelve good and lawful men of the county who would be mainpernors for him, he should deliver him in bail to those twelve, until the next assize. Bract, fol. 123; 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 252. Less...
TRADE
The act or business of exchanging commodities by barter; or the business of buying and selling for money; traffic; barter. Webster; May v. Sloan, 101 U. S. 237, 25 L. Ed. 797; U. S. v. Cassidy More...

The act or business of exchanging commodities by barter; or the business of buying and selling for money; traffic; barter. Webster; May v. Sloan, 101 U. S. 237, 25 L. Ed. 797; U. S. v. Cassidy Less...
TRADE-MARK
A distinctive mark, motto, device, or emblem, which a manufacturer stamps, prints, or otherwise aflxes to the goods he produces, so that they may be Identified in the market, and their origin be vouched for. See Trade-Mark Oases, 100 U. B. 87, 25 L. Ed. 550; Moorman v. Hoge, 17 More...

A distinctive mark, motto, device, or emblem, which a manufacturer stamps, prints, or otherwise aflxes to the goods he produces, so that they may be Identified in the market, and their origin be vouched for. See Trade-Mark Oases, 100 U. B. 87, 25 L. Ed. 550; Moorman v. Hoge, 17 Fed. Cas. 715; Soils Cigar Co. v. Pozo, 16 Colo. 888, 26 Pac 556, 25 Am. St. Rep. 279; State V. Bishop, 128 Mo. 373, 31 S. W. 9, 29 K R. A. 200, 49 Am. St. Rep. 569; Royal Baking Powder Co. v. Raymond (O. C.) 7b Fed. . 380; Hegeman A Co. v. Hegeman, 8 Daly (N. X.) 1. Trade-mark registration act, 1875. This is the statute 38 A 39 Vict c. 91, amended by the acts of 1876 and 1877. It provides for .the establishment of a register of trade-marks trader the superintendence of the commissioners of patents, and for the registration of trademarks as belonging to particular classes of goods, and for their assignment in connection with the good-will of the business in which they are used. Sweet. Less...
TRADE-NAME
A trade-name is a name which by user and reputation has acquired the property of indicating that a certain, trade or occupation is carried on by a particular person. The name may be that of a person, place, or thing, or it may be what is called j.a* "fancy name," More...

A trade-name is a name which by user and reputation has acquired the property of indicating that a certain, trade or occupation is carried on by a particular person. The name may be that of a person, place, or thing, or it may be what is called j.a* "fancy name," (I. e., a name having no sense as applied to the particular trade) or word Invented for the occasion, and having no sense at all. Seb.. Trade-Marks, 37. Sweet. Less...
TRADER
A person engaged in trade; one whose business is to buy and sell merchandise, or any class of goods, deriving a profit from his dealings. 2 Kent, Comm. 389; fttate v< Chaboui-n, 80 N. C. 481, 30 Am. Rep. 94;' In re New York 6) W. Water Co. (Q. C.) More...

A person engaged in trade; one whose business is to buy and sell merchandise, or any class of goods, deriving a profit from his dealings. 2 Kent, Comm. 389; fttate v< Chaboui-n, 80 N. C. 481, 30 Am. Rep. 94;' In re New York 6) W. Water Co. (Q. C.) 98 Fed. 711; Morris v. Clifton Forge Grocery Co., 46 W. Va. 197, 32 S. E. 997. Less...
TRADE UNION
A combination or association of men employed in the same trade, (usually a manual or mechanical trade,) united for the purpose of regulating the customs and - standards of their trade, fixing prices or hours of labor, influencing the relations of employer and employed, enlarging or maintaining their rights and More...

A combination or association of men employed in the same trade, (usually a manual or mechanical trade,) united for the purpose of regulating the customs and - standards of their trade, fixing prices or hours of labor, influencing the relations of employer and employed, enlarging or maintaining their rights and privileges, and other similar objects. -Trade-union act. The statute 34 A 35 Vict. c. 31, passed in 1871, for the purpose of riving legal recognition to trade unions, is known as the "trade-union act," or "trade-union funds protection act." It provides that tfhe' members of a trade union shall not be prosecuted for conspiracy merely by reason that the rules of such union are in restraint of trade; and that the agreements of trade unions shall ^ot on that account be void or voidable. Provisions are also made with reference to the Registration and registered offices of trade Unions,- and other purposes connected therewith. Mozley & Whitley. Less...
TRADESMAN
In England, a shop-keeper; a small shop-keeper. In the United States, a mechanic or artificer of any kind, whose livelihood depends upon the labor of his hands. Richie v. Mo: Cauley, 4 Pa. 472. . "Primarily the words 'trader' and 'tradesman' mean one who trades, and they have been treated More...

In England, a shop-keeper; a small shop-keeper. In the United States, a mechanic or artificer of any kind, whose livelihood depends upon the labor of his hands. Richie v. Mo: Cauley, 4 Pa. 472. . "Primarily the words 'trader' and 'tradesman' mean one who trades, and they have been treated by the courts in many instances as synonymous. But, in their general application and usage, I think they describe different vocations* By 'tradesman' is usually meant a shop-keeper. Such is the definition given the word in Bur-rill's Law Dictionary. It is used in this sense by Adam Smith. He says, (Wealth of Nations:) 'A tradesman in London is obliged to hire a whole house in that part of the town where his customers live. His shop is on the ground floor,' etc. Dr. Johnson gives it the same meaning, and quotes Prior and Goldsmith as authorities." In re Ragsdale, 7. Bias. 155, Fed. Cas. No. 11,530. Less...
TRADICION
Span. In Spanish law. Delivery. White, New Recop. b. 2, tit. 2, c. 9.

Span. In Spanish law. Delivery. White, New Recop. b. 2, tit. 2, c. 9. Less...
TRADING
Engaging in trade, (9. v.;) pursuing the business or occupation of trade1 or of a trader. ----Trading corporation. See CORPORATION*.1 -Trading partnership; Whenever the business of a firm, according to the usual modes of conducting it, imports, in its nature, the necessity of buying and selling, the firm is properly More...

Engaging in trade, (9. v.;) pursuing the business or occupation of trade1 or of a trader. ----Trading corporation. See CORPORATION*.1 -Trading partnership; Whenever the business of a firm, according to the usual modes of conducting it, imports, in its nature, the necessity of buying and selling, the firm is properly regarded as a "trading partnership" 2nd is invested with the powers and subject to tbe obligations incident to that relation. Doing v. National Exch. Bank. 145 U. S. 512, 12 Sup. Ct 928, 36 L. Ed. 795.----Trading voyage. One which contemplates the touching and stopping of the vessel at various ports for the purpose of traffic or sale and purchase or exchange of commodities on account of the owners ana shippers, rather than the transportfitibe of cargo between terminal points, which is called a "freighting voyage." See Brown v, Jones, 4 Fed. Cas. 406. Less...
TRADITION
Delivery. A close translation or formation from the Latin "fradi-tto." 2 Bl. Comm. 307. The tradition or delivery is the transferring of the thing sold into the power and possession of the buyer. Civ. Code La. art. 2477. In the rule respecting the admission of tradition or general reputation to More...

Delivery. A close translation or formation from the Latin "fradi-tto." 2 Bl. Comm. 307. The tradition or delivery is the transferring of the thing sold into the power and possession of the buyer. Civ. Code La. art. 2477. In the rule respecting the admission of tradition or general reputation to prove boundaries, questions of pedigree, etc., this word means knowledge or belief derived from the statements or declarations of contemporary witnesses and handed down orally through a considerable period of time. See Westfelt v. Adams, 131 N. C. 370, 42 S. E. 823; In re Hurlburt's Estate, 68 Vt 366, 35 Atl. 77, 35 L. R. A. 704. Less...

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