appraisement
121elongavit — /iylongeyvat/ In England, where in a proceeding by foreign attachment the plaintiff has obtained judgment of appraisement, but by reason of some act of the garnishee the goods cannot be appraised (as where he has removed them from the city, or… …
122liberate — /libareytiy/ In old English practice, an original writ issuing out of chancery to the treasurer, chamberlains, and barons of the exchequer, for the payment of any annual pension, or other sum. A writ issued to a sheriff, for the delivery of any… …
123reappraiser — A person who, in certain cases, is appointed to make a revaluation or second appraisement of imported goods at the customhouse …
124ad valorem tax — A tax of a fixed proportion of the value of the property to be charged, an appraisement being a prerequisite to the determination of the amount of the tax. 51 Am J1st Tax §26 …
125appraisal — A determination of worth or value, as the appraisal of a dwelling house, a manuscript, or a literary product. See appraise; appraisement …
126entry at customhouse — The exhibition or depositing by a ship s officer of the papers required by law, at the customhouse, or the giving of information to customs authorities with respect to the ship s cargo, for the purpose of securing permission to land or to… …
127liberate — Verb: To set free; to release from custody. Noun: A conditional writ, ordering the sheriff to cause goods, which have been taken on an extent sued out upon a statute staple, to be appraised, and to deliver them to the creditor, if he will accept… …
128appraisal — [ə prāz′əl] n. 1. an appraising or being appraised 2. an appraised value or price; esp., an expert valuation for taxation, tariff duty, sale, etc.; estimate: Also appraisement …
