valley

valley
An area of lowlands or depressions of considerable size, with bottoms of gentle slope as compared to the sides; that is to say, it is the space inclosed between two ranges of mountains or hills. Whaley v Northern Pacific Railway Co. (CC Mont) 167 F 664, 669. valor beneficiorum. The value of benefices. See 1 Bl Comm 285. valor maritagii. The value of the right of marriage. This value was the amount or sum of money which a suitable person who desired to marry an infant ward would be willing to pay to the ward's guardian for the marriage. See 2 Bl Comm 70.

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