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Dead pay; the crime of taking pay for the service of dead soldiers, or for services not actually rendered by soldiers.

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  1. n. Dead pay; the crime of taking pay for the service of dead soldiers, or for services not actually rendered by soldiers.
  2. Dead pay; the crime of taking pay for the service of dead soldiers, or for services not actually rendered by soldiers. [Obs.] Bacon.
  3. Dead pay; the crime of taking pay for the service of deadsoldiers, or for services not actually rendered by soldiers. [Obs.]Bacon.