In old English law. To load; to load a vessel; to freight
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In old Engllsh law. A head of land; a headland. Cowell
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In old English law. A kind of raft or boat Spelmau
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A head; the head of a person; the whole person; the life of a person; one’s personality; status; civil condition
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In old English law. Head or poll money, or the payment of it. Cowell; Blonnt
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In international law. one who takes or seizes property in time of war; one who takes the property of an enemy. In a stricter sense, one who takes a prize at sea. 2 Bl. Comm. 401; 1 Kent, Comm. 86, 96, 103
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In international law. Tbe taking or wresting of property from one of two belligerents by the other. It occurs either on land or at sea. In the former case, the property captured is called “booty;” in the latter case, “prize.”
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In praotioe. That part of a legal instrument, as a commission, indict-ment, etc., whlch shows where, when, nnd by what authority it is taken, found, or executed. State v. Sutton, 5 N. C. 281; U. S. v. Beebe, 2 Dak. 292, 11 N. W. 505; State v. Jones, 9 N. J. Law, 365, 17 Am. Dec. 483
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Prisoners of war. As in the goods of an enemy, so also in his person, a sort of qualified property may be acquired, by taking him a prisoner of war, at least till his ransom be paid. 2 Bl. Comm. 402
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A person who obtains a gift or legacy through artifice
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In old English law and practice. A taking or seizure; arrest; receiving; holding of court
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A head-man; commander; commanding officer. The captain of a war-vessel is the oflicer first in command. In the Unlted States navy, the rank of “captain” is intermediate between that of “comma nd-er” and “commodore.” The governor or con-trolling officer of a vessel in the merchant service is usually styled “captain" by the in-ferior officers nnd seamen, bnt in maritime business and admiralty law is more commonly designated as “master.” In foreign juris-prudence his title is often that of “patron.” in the United States army (and the militia) the captain is the commander of a company of soldiers, one of the divisions of a regiment. The term is also used to designate the com-mander of a squad of municipal poljce
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In French law. The act of one who succeeds in controlling the will of another, so as to become master of it; used In an Invidious sense. Zerega v. Percl-val, 46 La. Ann. 590. 15 South. 470
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Head-fields; lands lying at the head or upper end of furrows etc
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In old records. A cap. Cappa honoris, the cap of honor, one of the solemnities or ceremonies of creating an earl or marqals
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A covering for the head, mentioned in St. 1 Hen. IV. nnd other old statutes, which prescribe what dresses shall be worn by all degrees of persons. Jacob
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Collections of laws and ordinances drawn up under heads of divisions. Spelman
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In tlie civil law. one who had suffered capitis diminutio, one who lost status or legal attributes. See Dig. 4, 5
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In Romnn law. A diminishing or abridgment of personality. This was a loss or curtailment of a man’s status or aggregate of legal attributes and qualifications, following upon certain changes in his civll condition. It was of three kinds, enumerated as follows
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AX. one which is levied upon the person simply, without any reference to his property, real or personal, or to any business in which he may be engaged, or to any employment which he may follow. Gardner v. Hall, 61 N. C. 22; Leedy v. Bourbon, 12 Ind. App. 486, 40 N. E. 640; Head-Money Cases (C. C.) 18 Fed. 139
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Lat. By the head. Tenure in capite was an ancient feudal tenure, whereby a man held lands of the king immedtate-ly. It was of two sorts,—the one, principal and general, or of the king as the source of all tenure; the other, special and subaltern, or of a particular subject. It is now abolish-ed. Jacob. As to distribution per capita, see Capita
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A tenant in capite. He who held his land or title directly from the king himself. A captain; a naval commander
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