See Also: CROSS BILLS, practice(law)
Deliverable bills(money)
Treasury bills(money)
BILLS OF MORTALITY(law)
Deliverable bills(finance)
Full Set of Bills of Lading(money)
Full Set of Bills of Lading(finance)
BILLS PAYABLE, COMMERCE(law)
Tax anticipation bills (Tabs)(finance)
MONEY BILLS, legislation(law)

Oregon Trail (sh) and CROSS BILLS, practice (law)


Oregon Trail (sh)




Major U.S. route to the Northwest in the 19th century.

It stretched about 2,000 mi (3,200 km), from Independence, Mo., to the Columbia River region of Oregon. First used by fur traders and missionaries, it was heavily used in the 1840s by travelers to Oregon, including settlers of the "great migration," led by Marcus Whitman. Of all western trails, it was in use for the longest period, surviving competition from the railroad by serving as a trail for eastward cattle and sheep drives.


CROSS BILLS, practice (law)


CROSS BILLS, practice. When an individual prosecutes a bill of indictment against another, and the defendant procures another bill to be found against against another, and the defendant procures another bill to be found against the first prosecutor, the bills so found by the grand jury are called cross the first prosecutor, the bills so found by the grand jury are called cross bills. The most usually occur in cases of assault and battery. bills. The most usually occur in cases of assault and battery. 2. In chancery practice it is not unusual for parties to file cross 2. In chancery practice it is not unusual for parties to file cross bills. Vide Bill, cross. bills. Vide Bill, cross.