Law Dictionary Definitions

gager del ley.See WAGER OF LAW.[Blacks Law 8th]

gager (gay-j<<schwa>>r), n. The giving of security; the transaction in which one gives a gage. See GAGE.[Blacks Law 8th]

  gage (gayj), n. A pledge, pawn, or other thing deposited as security for performance. • An archaic use of this word corresponded to the way wage was formerly used in legal contexts: a gager del ley, for example, was an earlier form of wager of law, while gager de deliverance had the same meaning…

gabella (g<<schwa>>-bel-<<schwa>>).Hist. 1. A tax or duty on merchandise. 2. A peasant villager, esp. one who pays rent or tribute. See GAVEL(1). — Also spelled gavella.[Blacks Law 8th]

gabel (g<<schwa>>-bel).Hist. 1. A tax or duty on movables. 2.GAVEL(2). — Also spelled gabelle. See LAND-GAVEL.[Blacks Law 8th]

GAAS (gas).abbr.GENERALLY ACCEPTED AUDITING STANDARDS.[Blacks Law 8th]

GAAP (gap).abbr.GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES.[Blacks Law 8th]

GA.abbr.See general average under AVERAGE.[Blacks Law 8th]

fyrdfare. See FERDFARE.[Blacks Law 8th]

FWS.abbr.UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.[Blacks Law 8th]