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GABEL. A tax, imposition, or duty. This word is said to have the same signification that gabelle formerly had in France. Cunn. Dict. h. t. But this seems to be an error for gabelle signified in that country, previously to its revolution, a duty upon salt. Merl. Rep. h. t. Lord Coke says, that gabel or gavel, gablum, gabellum, gabelletum, galbelletum, and gavillettum signify a rent, duty, or service, yielded or done to the king or any other lord. Co. Litt. 142, a. GAGE, contracts. Personal property placed by a debtor in possession of his creditor, as a security for his debt; a pawn. (q. v.) Hence mortgage is a dead pledge. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``We see her as just being an outstanding spokeswoman for our field,'' said Katherine Gabel, Lambda Legal's west region director. Phil Gabel is Tompson's CEO, and James Finkelstein is its chairman and a partner at Avista. The dancers and musicians emerged and disappeared into darkness, their identities all the more intriguing for the mystery created by the lighting designers, Mark London and Adam Gabel. |
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