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To liquidate or render certain. To fasten a liability upon one. To transform a po ible or contingent liability into a present and definite liability. Zimmerman v. Canfield, 42 Ohio St. 468; Polk v. Minnehaha County, 5 Dak. 129, 37 N. W. 93; Logan sport & W. V. Gas. Co. v. Peru (C. 0.) ~9 Fed. 187. -Fixed belief or opinion, As ground for. rejecting a juror, this phrase means a settled belief or opinion which would so strongly influence the mind of the juror and his decision in the case that he could not exclude it from his mind and render a verdict solely in accordance with the law and the evidence. Bales v. State, 63 Ala. 30; Curley v. Com., 84 Pa. 156; Staup v. Com., 74 Pa. 461.-Fb:ed salary. One which is definitely ascertained and prescribed as to amount and time of payment, and does not depend upon the receipt of fees or other contingent emoluments; not nece arily a salary which cannot be changed by competent authority. Sharpe v. Robert so~ 5 Grat. (Va.) 518; Hedrick v. U. S., 16 Ct. VI, 101.-Fixing bail. In practice. Rendering absolute the liability of special bail. ' FIXTURE. l. A fixture is a personal chattel substantially affixed to the land, but which may afterwards be lawfully removed ·therefrom by the party affixing it, or his representative, without the. consent of the owner of the freehold. Cook v. Whiting, 16 Ill. 480; Teaff v. Hewitt, 1 Ohio St. 511, 59 [s. 509]