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Respite :: Respite (n.) The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.

Portmote :: Portmote (n.) In old English law, a court, or mote, held in a port town..

Color :: Color (n.) An apparent right; as where the defendant in trespass gave to the plaintiff an appearance of title, by stating his title specially, thus removing the cause from the jury to the court..

Advocate :: Advocate (n.) One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor.

Discourteous :: Discourteous (a.) Uncivil; rude; wanting in courtesy or good manners; uncourteous.

Tolt :: Tolt (n.) A writ by which a cause pending in a court baron was removed into a country court.

Pleaseman :: Pleaseman (n.) An officious person who courts favor servilely; a pickthank.

Qualificator :: Qualificator (n.) An officer whose business it is to examine and prepare causes for trial in the ecclesiastical courts.

Apostle :: Apostle (n.) A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty courts..

Empty :: Empty (superl.) Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb..

Town :: Town (adv. & prep.) A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard..

Recovery :: Recovery (n.) The obtaining in a suit at law of a right to something by a verdict and judgment of court.

Villainy :: Villainy (n.) Abusive, reproachful language; discourteous speech; foul talk..

Gentry :: Gentry (a.) Courtesy; civility; complaisance.

Urbanity :: Urbanity (n.) The quality or state of being urbane; civility or courtesy of manners; politeness; refinement.

Attentive :: Attentive (a.) Heedful of the comfort of others; courteous.

Adjourn :: Adjourn (v. i.) To suspend business for a time, as from one day to another, or for a longer period, or indefinitely; usually, to suspend public business, as of legislatures and courts, or other convened bodies; as, congress adjourned at four o'clock; the court adjourned without day..

Admiralty :: Admiralty (n.) The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.

Haiduck :: Haiduck (n.) Formerly, a mercenary foot soldier in Hungary, now, a halberdier of a Hungarian noble, or an attendant in German or Hungarian courts..

Witness :: Witness (v. i.) One who testifies in a cause, or gives evidence before a judicial tribunal; as, the witness in court agreed in all essential facts..

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