HASP and STAPLE, in Scots Law, the symbol commonly used in burgage tenements for entering and infesting an heir, by delivering into his hands the hasp and staple of the door.
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HASP and STAPLE, in Scots Law, the symbol commonly used in burgage tenements for entering and infesting an heir, by delivering into his hands the hasp and staple of the door.