CESSOR

Ces"sor, n. Etym: [From Cess, v. i. Cf. Cesser.] (Law)

Definition: One who neglects, for two years, to perform the service by which he holds lands, so that he incurs the danger of the writ of cessavit. See Cessavit. Cowell.

Ces"sor, n. Etym: [From Cess, v. t.]

Definition: An assessor. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 April 2024

SUBDUCTION

(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate


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