See Also: Slot(medicine)
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slot 1, noun(dictionary)

INSTITUTION, practice (law) and slot(5) (iou)


INSTITUTION, practice (law)


INSTITUTION, practice. The commencement of an action; as, A B has instituted a suit against C D, to recover damages for a trespass. a suit against C D, to recover damages for a trespass.

slot(5) (iou)



slot verb2 trans. Now Scot. & dial. Infl. -tt-. M16.
[from SLOT noun1 1.]
Bolt, lock (a door, window, etc.); secure (a lock) by means of a bolt.