An ancient wrlt hy which the king commanded the justices in eyre to admit the claim by attorney of a person who was in the royal service, and could uot appear in person. Reg. orig. 19
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Lat. In the Roman law. Any body of people living under the same laws; a state. Jus civitatis, the law of a state; clvil law. Inst 1, 2, 1, 2. Civitatcs fcederatce, towns in alliance with Rome, and considered to he free. Butl. Hor. Jur. 29
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In admiralty practice. The name given to a person .who lays claim to property seized on a libel in rem, and who is authorized and admitted to defend the action. The Conqueror. 166 U. S. 110, 17 Sup. Ct 510, 41 Ll Ed. 937
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In praotice. A law; an act of justice, or judgment whlch renders a criminal process civil; performed by turn-lng an Information Into an Inquest, or the contrary, wharton
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Lat in the Roman law. A dti-zen; as distinguished from incola, (an in-habitant;) origin or birth constituting the former, domicile the latter. Code, 10, 40, 7. And see U. S. v. Rhodes, 27 Fed. Cas. 788
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In old English law. A civil lawyer, or civilian. Dyer, 267
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Civilly. In a person's civil character or position, or by civil (not crlrni-nal) process or procedure. This term is used In distinction or opposition to the word “criminaliter,”—criminally,—to distinguish civil actions from criminal prosecutions
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one who is skilled or versed in the civil law. A doctor, professor, or student of the clvil law. Also a private cltlzen, aa distinguished from such as belong to the army and navy or (in England) the church
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Lat Civil, as distinguished from criminal. Civilis actio, a civil action. Bract fol. 101b
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In English public law. An annual sum granted by parliament, at the commencement of each reign, for the expense of the royal household and establishment, as distinguished from the general exigencies of the state, being a provision made for the crown ont of the taxes in lieu of its proper patrimony, and in consideration of the assignment of that patrimony to the public use. 2 Steph. Comm. 591; 1 Bl. Comm. 332
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This term properly lncludes all functions under the government, except military functions. In general it is confined to functions in the great adminla-trative departments of state. See Hope v. New orleans, 106 Le. 345, 30 South. 842; People v. Cram, 29 Misc. Rep. 359, 61 N. I. Supp. 858
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Acts passed in many of the Unlted States which provide an action for damages agalnst a vendor of ln-toxicating liquors, (and, in some cases, against his lessor,) on behalf of the wlfe or family of a person who has sustained lnjurles by rea
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The “Roman Law” and the “Civil Law” are convertible phrases, meaning the same system of jurisprudence; it is now frequently denominated the “Roman Civil Law.”
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A tribunal in Ire-land with a jurisdiction analogous to that of the county courts in England. The judge of it is also chalrman of quarter sesslons, (where the jurisdiction is more extenslve than in England,) and performs the duty of revlslng barrister, wharton
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A court havlng a local Jurisdlction within the city of London. It is to all intents and purposes a county conrt, havlng the same jurisdlction and procedure
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Sp. In Spanish law,cities; distinguished from towns (pueblos) and vll-lages (villas.) Hart v. Burnett, 15 CaL 537
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In England. An incorporated town or borough which is or has been the see of a bishop. Co. Litt. 108; 1 Bl. Comm. 114; Cowell. State v. Green, 126 N. a 1032, 35 S. E. 462
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To summon; to command tbe presence of a person; to notify a person of
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In general. 4 member of a free city or jural society, (civitas,) possessing all the rights and prlvlleges which can be enjoyed by any person under Its constl-tutlon and government, and subject to the corresponding duties
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In praotioo. A writ is-sued out of a court of competent jurisdic-tlon, commanding a person therein named to appear on a day named and do something therein mentioned, or show cause why he should not Proc. Prac
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A box orchest for the deposit of charters, deeds, and things of value
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