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Based on the Revised Sixth Edition of the 1856 Bouviers Law Dictionary by John Bouvier. The definitions in the Bouvier Law Dictionary are old, however many are still applicable.

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HUSTINGS

Engl. law. The name of a court held before the lord mayor and aldermen of London; it is the principal and supreme court of the city., See 2 Inst. 327;...

HYDROMETER

An instrument for measuring the density of fluids; being immersed in fluids, as in water, brine, beer, brandy, &c., it determines the proportion of th...

HYPOBOLUM

civ. law. The name of the bequest or legacy given by the hushand to his wife, at his death, above her dowry. Techn. Dict. h. t....

HYPOTHECATION

G; Civil Code of Louis. tit. 22, where this sort of security bears the name of mortgage. (q. v.)...

HYPOTHEQUE

French law. Properly, the right acquired by the creditor over the immovable property which has been assigned to him by his debtor, as security for his...

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