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Blnmable; censurable; In-volving tiie breach of a legal duty or the commission of a fault. The term is not nec-.essarily equivalent to […]

Lat. In old English law. Guilty. Culpabilis dc intrusione,—guilty of intrusion. Fleta, Jib. 4, c. 30, 8 11. Non ciilpabllis, (abbreviated to […]

Lat. A term of the civil law, meaning fault, neglect, or negligence. There are three degrees of culpa,-‘-lata culpa, gross fault or […]

In old records. The lay-ing up a ship in a dock, in order to be re-paired. Cowell; Blount Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

(Fr. the bottom of a sack.) A blind aliey; a street which is open at one end only. Bartlett v. Bangor, 67 […]

(To whom in llfe.) A writ of entry for a widow against him to whom her husband aliened her lauds or tenements […]

For whose good; for whose use or benefit. “Cui bono is ever of great welght in all agreements.” Parker, C. J., • […]

(To whom before divorce.) A writ for’ a woman di-vorced from her hnsband to recover her lands and tenements which she had […]

A term of French mari-time law. See A Cueillettk Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An engine of cor-rectlon for common scolds, which in the Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

An auctioneer. Carr v. Gooch, 1 wash. (Va.) 337, (262.) one who calls out aloud; one who publishes or proclaims. See Cries […]

or CRI DE PAIS. The Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A voyage undertaken for a given purpose; a voyage for the purpose of making captures jure belli. The Brutus, 2 Gall. 538, […]

The intentional and mall-clous infliction of physical suffering upon living creatures, particularly human beings; or, as applied to the latter, the wanton, […]

In old English law. Marsh land. Blount Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old Scotch law. Coroner; a coroner. “Crowner’s quest,” a cor-oner’s Inquest Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The sovereign power in a monarchy, especially in relatlon to the pun-ishment of crimes. “Felony is an offense of the crown.” Finch, […]

A mark made by persons who are unable to write, to stand instead of a signature; usually made iu the form of […]

one wlio, having no interest in tlie laud, works it in consideration of receiving a portion of the crop for his labor. […]

The products of the harvest in corn or grain. Emblements. Insurance Co. v. Debaven (Pa.) 5 Atl. Go; Goodrich v. Stevens, 5 […]

A crofter; one holding a croft Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Pilgrims; so called as wear* Ing the sign of the cross on tbeir upper gar-ments. Britt, c. 122. Tbe kuights of tbe […]

A little close adjoining a dwelling-house, and Inclosed for pasture and till-age or any particular use. Jacob. A small place fenced off […]

A foreign coin of base metal, prohibited by statute 27 Edw. I. St. 3, from being brought iuto the realm. 4 Bl. […]

A cross-bearer, who went before the prelate, wharton Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)