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AGISTMENT

Legal Term: AGISTMENT
Definition: contracts. The taking of another person"s cattle into one"s own ground to be fed, for a consideration to be paid by the owner. The person who receives the cattle is called an agister.

2. An agister is bound to ordinary diligence, and of course is responsible for loses by ordinary negligence, but he does not insure the safety of the cattle agisted. Jones, Bailm. 91, I Bell"s Com. 458, Holt"s N. P. Rep. 547, Story, Bail. 443, Bac. Ab. Tythes, C l.



***All definitions are taken from the 1856 Edition of Bouviers Law Dictionary

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