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  • GERMAN
    Whole, full, or own, in respect to relationship or descent Brothers-german, as opposed to half-brothers, are those who have both the same father and mother. Cousins-german are "first" cousins; that is, children of brothers or sisters.
  • GERMANUS
    Lat. Descended of the same stock, or from the same couple of ancestors; of the whole or full blood. Mackeld. Rom. Law, ( 145.
  • GERMEN TERRAE
    Lat. A sprout of the earth. A young tree, so called.
  • GERONTOCOMI
    In the civil law. Officers appointed to manage hospitals for the aged poor.
  • GERONTOCOMIUM
    In the civil law. An institution or hospital for taking care of the old. Cod. 1, 3, 46, 1; Calvin.
  • GERRYMANDER
    A name given to the process of dividing a state or other territory into the authorized civil or political divisions, but with such a geographical arrangement as to accomplish a sinister or unlawful purpose, as, for instance, to secure a majority for a given political party in districts where the More...
  • GERSUMARIUS
    In old English law. Finable; liable to be amerced at the discretion of the lord of a manor. Cowell.
  • GERSUME
    In old English law. Expense; reward; compensation; wealth. It Is also used for a fine or compensation for an offense. 2 Mon. Angl. 973.
  • GEST
    In Saxon law. A guest A name given to a stranger on the second night of his entertainment in another's house. Two-night gest.
  • GESTATION, UTERO-GESTATION
    In medical jurisprudence. The time during which a female, who has conceived, carries the embryo or fetus in her uterus.
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