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In old English law. An outlawed person; an outlaw. Utlagatns est quasi extra legem positns. Caput gerit lnpinum. 7 Coke, 14. An outlaw is, as it were, put out of the protection of the law. He bears the head of a wolf. Utlagatus pro contumacla et fuga, non propter hoc convietus est do facto principall. Fleta. One Who is outlawed for contumacy and flight is not on that account … [Read more...] about UTLAGATUS

Lat. In the civil law. Useful ; beneficial; equitable; available. Actio utilis, an equitable action. Calvin. Dies utilis, an available day. … [Read more...] about UTILIS

This phrase, which means as you possess, is used in international law to signify that the parties to a treaty are to retain possession of what they have acquired by force during the war. … [Read more...] about UTI POSSIDETIS