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gambling place.Any location where gambling occurs. 18 USCA § 1081. — Also termed gaming house; gaming room.[Blacks Law 8th]

gambling device.Any thing, such as cards, dice, or an electronic or mechanical contrivance, that allows a person to play a game of chance in which money may be won or lost. • Gambling devices are regulated by law, and the use or possession of a gambling device can be illegal. — Also termed gaming device.[Blacks…

gambling contract.See CONTRACT.[Blacks Law 8th]

gambling,n. The act of risking something of value, esp. money, for a chance to win a prize. • Gambling is regulated by state and federal law.18 USCA §§ 1081 et seq. — Also termed gaming. See COMMON GAMBLER. [Cases: Gaming 1.] Indian gambling.Gambling conducted by a federally recognized Indian tribe and regulated by federal law.[Blacks…

gambler. See COMMON GAMBLER.[Blacks Law 8th]

gamalis (g<<schwa>>-may-lis). [Law Latin] Hist. 1.A child born in lawful wedlock. 2. A child born to betrothed but unmarried parents.[Blacks Law 8th]

gallows. A wooden frame consisting of two upright posts and a crossbeam, from which condemned criminals are hanged by a rope.[Blacks Law 8th]

Gallagher agreement. A contract that gives one codefendant the right to settle with the plaintiff for a fixed sum at any time during trial and that guarantees payment of the sum regardless of the trial’s outcome. City of Tucson v. Gallagher, 493 P.2d 1197 (Ariz. 1972). Cf. MARY CARTER AGREEMENT.[Blacks Law 8th]

gale (gayl).Hist. 1. A periodic payment of rent. See GAVEL(2).2. Rent paid by a free miner (the galee) for the right to mine a plot of land. 3. A license to mine a plot of land. • A gale could be conveyed or devised. 4. The land so licensed.[Blacks Law 8th]

GAL.abbr.See guardian ad litem under GUARDIAN.[Blacks Law 8th]