Open, unsealed writs. … [Read more...] about APERTA BREVIA
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ANTINOMY
A term used in logic and law to denote a real or apparent inconsistency or conflict between two authorities or propositions; same as antinomia, (q. v.) … [Read more...] about ANTINOMY
APERTUM FACTUM
An overt act. … [Read more...] about APERTUM FACTUM
ANTIQUA CUSTOMA
Eng. law. A duty or imposition which was collected on wool, wool-felts, and leather, was so called. This custom was called nova customa until the 22 Edw. I., when the king, without parliament, set a new imposition of 40s. a sack, and then, for the first time, the nova customa went by the name of antiqua customa. … [Read more...] about ANTIQUA CUSTOMA
APERTURA TESTAMENTI
In the civil law. A form of proving a will, by the witnesses acknowledging before a magistrate their having sealed it. … [Read more...] about APERTURA TESTAMENTI