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action afterwards ancient appears autem Barons called Canon Law causa cause Centumviri church civil Comitia common law Counsellor at Law court crime curia custom debet Decemviri deed defendant domini Du Cange ejus England English English law enim feudal formerly fuit Gavelkind granted hæc hæredibus heirs held IDEO injury inter judge judgment judicial judicium jure juris justice King King's Knights land legem leges lord manner manu marriage matter modo nihil nisi oath offence omnes Pandects parties person plaintiff plea Plin possession potest Prætor propter punishment quæ quam quia quis quod regis Roman law Saxon secundum Senate sheriff sine slaves sometimes statute Suet sunt suum tenant tenure things tion trial tunc Twelve Tables vassals Vide Cic Vide Liv Vide note Vide Plin witnesses word writ
Popular passages
Page 141 - To whatever category they belonged, do ut des, do ut facias, facio ut des, facio ut facias, they were enforcible by a civil action called actio in factum praescriptis verbis.
Page 181 - And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
Page 251 - Within a long recess there lies a bay : An island shades it from the rolling sea, And forms a port secure for ships to ride : Broke by the jutting land on either side, In double streams the briny waters glide...
Page 218 - ... habet aliquid ex iniquo omne magnum exemplum, quod contra singulos utilitate publica rependitur.
Page 82 - To what end ?" For what good purpose? CuiCOMQUE aliquis quid concedit, concedere videtur et id sine quo res ipsa esse non potest.
Page 141 - The wife does not bring a dower to the husband, but the husband to the wife. The parents and relatives are present, and pass judgment on the marriage-gifts,.
Page 140 - Hallstead, one head of which extends towards the west and the other towards the east : — to have and to hold to him and his heirs, of me and my heirs...
Page 440 - Do and ordain whatsoever thou wilt, thy will is law; as it is written, " Quicquid principi placuit legis habet vigorem, cum populus ei et in eum omne suum imperium et potestatem concesserit...
Page 123 - ... gentium statim illius esse incipiunt : quod enim ante nullius est, id naturali ratione occupanti conceditur. nee interest, feras bestias et volucres utrum in suo fundo quisque capiat, an in alieno : plane qui in alienum fundum ingreditur venandi aut aucupandi gratia, potest a domino, si is providerit, prohiberi ne ingrediatur.
Page 135 - Disputare de principal! judicio non oportet. Sacrilegii enim instar est dubitare, an is dignus sit, quern elegerit imperator.