Legal Term: ABORTUS

Definition: The fruit of an abortion, the child born before its time, incapable of life. See Abortion, Birth, Breath, Dead bord, Gestation, Life. ABOVE. Literally higher in place: But in law this word is sometimes used to designate the superior court, or one which may revise proceedings of an inferior court error, from such inferior jurisdiction. The court of error is called the court above, the court whose proceedings are to be examined is called the court below.

2. By bail above, is understood bail to the action entered with the prothonotary or clerk, which is an appearance. See Bail above. The bail given to the Sheriff, in civil cases, when the defendant is arrested on bailable process, is called bail below, (q.v.) vide Below.

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