New and Complete Law-Dictionary, or, General Abridgment of the Law V. 1

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1 Timothy Cunningham, A New and Complete Law-Dictionary, or, General Abridgment of the Law (3d ed., corr., augm., improv.) [i] (1783)

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GENERAL ABRIDGMENT of the LAW:
ON
A more Extenfive Plan than any L A w - D i C T I0 N A R Y hitherto publifhed.
CONTAINING
Not only thee EXPLANATION of the TERMS but alfo the LA W itfelf
both with Regard to Tbeory and Praaice.
ALSO. THE
INTERPRETATIONS of the WORDS made ufe of in our Ancient CHARTERS,
CHRONICLES, HISTORIES, RECORDS, and REGISTERS.
TOGETHER WITH
Such Knowledge as is neceffary to illufirate the Antiquity of the LAW and our Original
Government and Cuftoms in former Times.

The whole colleaed and extra&ed from all the Abridgments, Commentaries, Hiftories, Inftitutes,
Reports, and Year-books publifhed to this Time; and adapted to the Ufe of Barrifters, Attornies,
Juftices of the Peace, Members of Parliament, Clergymen, &c. &c.

Regifters,
Solicitors,

By T. CUN NINGH AM, Esq
Barrifter at Law, and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, LONDON.
IN TWO VOLUMES.

THE

THIRD EDITION.

Correaed, Augmented, and Improved, and the AcTs or PARLIAMENT continued to the Seffion ended
in July, One Thoufand Seven Hundred and Eighty-three, inclufive.

V OL.

I.

In Books of the Terms of Law jhould be comprfed, not only the Expofition of the Terms of Law, but
c the Words of all Ancient Records and Precedents. LORD BACON.
L 0 N D 0 N,
Printed for J. F. and C. RIVINGTON, T. LONGMAN, S. CROWDER, G. RoBisoN, W. FLXNEY,
R. BALDWIN, and W. Fox.

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