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a title of nobility in most of in a cause; as, the counsel for the plain- tiff, the counsel for the defendant. lent in rank to the British earl and the German graf. Under the first two races of the Frank kings, the title was given to officers of various degrees, and was at first attached to the office, and not the person; but in the progress of time, German graf. Under the first two races of the Frank kings, the title was given to officers of various degrees, and was tance instead of election as a fixed rule in succession, it became subject to the same law as the higher titles of kings and dukes, and conferred hereditary tance instead of election as a fixed rule count has in most of the states where COUNTY it is in use degenerated into a mere title, to which no political importance is attached. Though the title has never been earls have from the earliest period of introduced into England, the wives of of exchange or money of a country. In the United States, the crime of counterfeiting paper-money is punishable up to intention of deceit, the current medium of exchange or money of a country. In the United States, the crime of counterfeiting paper-money is punishable up to 15 years' hard labor, and a fine of $15, coins or notes with fraudulent intent are 000; large coin, 10 years and $5,000 fine; minor coin, 5 years and $1,000 fine. cards, government stamps of all kinds, and government securities, as also imcrimes punishable up to 10 years' hard crimes punishable up to 10 years' hard coins or notes with fraudulent intent are verely punished as the making of counverely punished as the making of counis also counterfeiting, but is not so seterfeit coins.