Ham in United States
Ham Definition
Properly a house; 4 Inst. 294; a vill; a piece of g round shaped like the ham of the leg; Spelman. A piece of land; a home close, or little meadow; a narrow skirt, hem, or edge of meadow. A collection of houses; a village or town. Hence the names of many places in England ending with ham, as Nottingham, Buckingham, etc. Spelman. In Saxon and old English law. A house or dwelling; a home. iBt ham; at home. LL. Inea, c. 5. Spelman supposes the radical meaning to be an enclosure or circuit, something that goes around. Hence the hem of a garment.
Ham in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Ham | Ham in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Ham | Ham in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Ham | Ham in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Ham | Ham in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Ham | Ham in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Ham | Ham in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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| Ham | Ham in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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| Ham | Ham in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Properly a house; 4 Inst. 294; a vill; a piece of g round shaped like the ham of the leg; Spelman. A piece of land; a home close, or little meadow; a narrow skirt, hem, or edge of meadow. A collection of houses; a village or town. Hence the names of many places in England ending with ham, as Nottingham, Buckingham, etc. Spelman. In Saxon and old English law. A house or dwelling; a home. iBt ham; at home. LL. Inea, c. 5. Spelman supposes the radical meaning to be an enclosure or circuit, something that goes around. Hence the hem of a garment.
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This definition of Ham is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
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