Blacks Law Dict. 1st ed

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CYNE-BOT, or CYNE-GILD. The portion belonging to the nation of the malcfe for slaying the king, the other portion or toer* being due to his family. Blount. CYNEBOTE. A mulct anciently paid by one who killed another, to the kindred of the deceased. Spelman. CYPHONISM. That kind of punishment used by the ancients, and still used by the Chinese, called by Staunton the "wooden collar," by which the neck of the malefactor is bent or weighed down. Enc. Lond. CY-PRES. As near as [possible.] The rule of cy-pres is a rule for the construction of instruments in equity, by which the inten tion of the party is carried out as near as may be, when it would be impossible or illegal to give it literal effect. Thus, where a tes tator attempts to create a perpetuity, the court will endeavor, instead of making the devise entirely void, to explain the will in such a way as to carry out the testator's gen eral intention as far as the rule against per petuities will allow. So in the case of be quests to charitable uses; and particularly where the language used is so vague or un certain that the testator's design must be sought by construction. See 6 Cruise, Dig. 165; 1 Spence, Eq. Jur. 532; 3 Hare, 12. CYRCE. In Saxon law. A church. CYRICBRYCE. In Saxon law. A breaking into a church. Blount. CYRICSCEAT. (From cyrio, church, and sceat, a tribute.) In Saxon law. A tribute or payment due to the church. Cowell. CYROGRAPHARIUS. In old English law. A cyrographer; an officer of the bane us, or court of common bench. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 36. CYROGRAPHUM. A chirograph, (which see.) CZAR. The title of the emperor of Rus sia, first assumed by Basil, the son of Basil ides, under whom the Russian power began to appear, about 1740. CZARINA. The title of the empress of Russia. CZAROWITZ. The title of the eldest son of the czar and czarina.

to the escheator, who did the like to the ex chequer. CUSTOS TERR2E. In old English law. Guardian, warden, or keeper of the land. CUSTUMA ANTIQUA SIVE MAG NA. (Lat. Ancient or great duties.) The duties on wool, sheep-skin, or wool-pelts and leather exported were so called, and were payable by every merchant, stranger as well as native, with the exception that merchant strangers paid one-half as much again as natives. 1 Bl. Comin. 314. CUSTUMA PAEVA ET NOVA. (Small and new customs.) Imposts of 3d. in the pound, due formerly in England from merchant strangers only, for all commodi ties, as well imported as exported. This was usually called the "aliens duty," and was first granted in 31 Edw. I. 1 Bl. Comm. 314; 4 Inst. 29. CUT. A wound made with a sharp instru ment. CUTCHERRY. In Hindu law. Cor rupted from Kachari. A court; a hall; an office; the place where any public business is transacted. CUTH, COUTH. Sax. Known, know ing. Uncut/i, unknown. See COUTHUT LAUGH, UNCUTH. CUTHRED. A knowing or skillful coun sellor. CUTPURSE. One who steals by the method of cutting purses; a common practice when men wore their purses at their girdles, as was once the custom. Wharton. CUTTER OP THE TALLIES. In old English law. An officer in the exchequer, to whom it belonged to provide wood for the tallies, and to cut the sum paid upon them, etc. CUTWAL, KATWAL. The chief officer of police or superintendent of markets in a large town or city in India. CWT. A hundred-weight; one hundred and twelve pounds. 11 B. Mon. 64. CY. In law French. Here. (Cy-apres, hereafter; cy-devant, heretofore.) Also as, so. CYCLE. A measure of time; a space in which the same revolutions begin again; a periodical space of time. Enc. Lond.

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