Lat. In the civil law. A great great grandfather's brother, (abavi frater.) Inst. 3, 6, 6; Dig. 38, 10, 3. Called patruus maximus. Id. 38, 10, 10, 17. Called, by Bracton and Fleta, abpatruus magnus. Bract. foL 686; Fleta, lib. 6, c. 2, … [Read more...] about ABPATRUUS
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ABIGERE
Lat. In the civil law. To drive away. Applied to those who drove away animals with the intention of stealing theru. Applied, also, to the similar offense of cattle stealing on the borders between England and Scotland. See Abigeus. To drive out; to expel by force; to produce abortion. Dig. 47, 11, 4. … [Read more...] about ABIGERE
ABNEFTIS
Latin: A great great granddaughter. The granddaughter of a grandson or granddaughter. Calvin. … [Read more...] about ABNEFTIS
ABRIDGE
To reduce or contract; usually spoken of written language. In copyright law, to abridge means to epitomize ; to reduce; to contract. It implies preserving the substance, the essence, of a work, in language suited to such a purpose. In making extracts there is no condensation of the author's language, and hence no abridgment. To abridge requires the exercise of the mind; it is … [Read more...] about ABRIDGE
ABIGEUS
Lat. (PL, abigei, or more rarely abigeatores.) In the civil law. A stealer of cattle; one who drove or drew away (subtraxit) cattle from their pastures, as horses or oxen from the herds, and made booty of them, and who followed this as a business or trade. The term was applied also to those who drove away the smaller animals, as swine, sheep, and goats. In the latter case, it … [Read more...] about ABIGEUS