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In Frenob law. A Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Collections of laws and ordinances drawn up under heads of divisions. Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A covering for the head, mentioned in St. 1 Hen. IV. nnd other old statutes, which prescribe what dresses shall be worn […]

In Romnn law. A diminishing or abridgment of personality. This was a loss or curtailment of a man’s status or aggregate of […]

In tlie civil law. one who had suffered capitis diminutio, one who lost status or legal attributes. See Dig. 4, 5 Source: […]

Lat. By the head. Tenure in capite was an ancient feudal tenure, whereby a man held lands of the king immedtate-ly. It […]

AX. one which is levied upon the person simply, without any reference to his property, real or personal, or to any business […]

Lat. By the head; by the poll; severally to each individual Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A tenant in capite. He who held his land or title directly from the king himself. A captain; a naval commander Source: […]

In old English law. Chief, principal; at the head. A term applied to Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Live cattle. Blonnt Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A thing which is stolen, or the value of it. Blount Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The common stock or fund of a corporation. The sum of money raised by the subscriptions of the stockhold-ers, and dlvlded into […]

Heads, and, figuratively, en-tire bodies, whether of persons or animals. Spelman Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

(Let him be taken for the fine.) In English practice. A clause inserted at the end of old judgment records in actions […]

I^at. “That you take.” The general name for several species of writs, the common characteristic of which is that they require the […]

Vessels of war owned by pri-vate persons, and different from ordinary prlvateers only in size, belng smaller. Beawes, Lex Merc. 230 Source: […]

In old records. A box, cabinet, or repository in which were pre-served the relics of martyrs. Spelman. A small building in which […]

In Engllsh practice. A judicial writ touching a plea of . lands or tenements, divlded lnto cape magnum, or the grand cape, […]

Competent to transact affairs; having business capacity Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat Capable of committing crime, or capable of criminal Intent. The phrase describes the condition of one who has sufficient Intelligence and […]

Legal capacity is the attri-bute of a person who can acquire new rights, or transfer rights, or assume duties, accord-ing to the […]

The act of examining and counting the returns of votes cast at a pub-lic election. Bowler v. Elsenhood, 1 S. Dak. 577, […]

In feudal law. A species of duty or tribute payable from tenant to lord, usually consisting of produce of the land Source: […]

A district comprising a hun-dred villages; a hundred. A term used in wales in tlie same sense as “hundred” is in England. […]