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Year and a day

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(O. Eng. Law) a time to be allowed for an act or an event, in order that an entire year might be secured beyond all question.

See also: Year



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But this I will do: I will take the money and pay my debts, and in a year and a day hence will return it safe either to thee or to the Lord Bishop of Hereford.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard View in context
I see you would ask why I keep such a woman in my house: when we have been married a year and a day, I will tell you; but not now.
Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
Another mode is to pass through all the degrees, spending a year and a day in St.
Essays, Second Series by Emerson, Ralph Waldo View in context
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