° minor change in the substance of the thing, withont reference to its improvement or deterioration thereby, while the latter word im-. orts an amelioration of the thing {as by changing the phraseology of an instrument, so as to make it more distinct or specific) without involving the idea of any change in substance or easence.

Lat. Im the civil law. Manner; means; way. In old conveyancing. Mode; manner;

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