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  • CASH
    Beady money; whatever can be used as money without being converted into another form; that which circulates as money, including bank-bills. Hooper v. Flood, 54 Cal. 221; Dazet v. Landry, 21 Nev. 291, 30 Pac 1064; Blair v. Wilson, 28 Grat. (Va.) 165; Haviland v. Chace, 89 Barb. (N. Y.) More...
  • CASHIER
    n. An officer of a moneyed institution, or commercial house, or bank, who Is intrusted with, and whose duty It is to take care of, the cash or money of such institution or bank. The cashier of a bank is the executive officer, through whom the whole financial operations of More...
  • CASHIER
    v. In military law. To deprive a military officer of his rank and office.
  • CASHLITE
    An amercement or fine; a mulct.
  • CASSARE
    To quash; to render void; to break.
  • CASSATION
    In French law. Annulling; reversal; breaking the force and validity of a judgment. A decision emanating from the sovereign authority, by which a decree or judgment in the court of last resort is broken or annulled. Merl. Repert
  • CASSATION, COURT OF
    (Fr. cour de cassation.) The highest court in France; so termed from possessing tbe power to quash (casser) the decrees of inferior courts. It is a court of appeal In criminal as well as civil cases.
  • CASSETUR BILLA
    (Lat That the bill be quashed.) In practice. The form of the judgment for the defendant on a plea in abatement where the action was commenced by bill, (Mia.) 3 Bl. Comm. 303; Steph. PI. 128, 131. The form of an entry made by a plaintiff on the record, after More...
  • CASSETUR BREVE
    (Lat That the writ be quashed.) In practice. The form of the judgment for the defendant on a plea in abatement where the action was commenced by original writ, (breve.) 3 Bl. Comm. 303; Steph. PI. 107, 109.
  • CASSOCK, OR CASSULA
    A garment worn by a priest.
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