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ARMATA VIS

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In the civil law. Armed force. Dig. 43, 16, 3; Fleta, lib. 4, c. 4. … [Read more...]

ARCTA ET SALVA CUSTODIA

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Lat. In strict and safe custody or keeping. When a defendant is arrested on a capias ad satisfaciendum, (ca. sa.,) he is to be kept arcta et salva custodi. 3 Bl. Comm. 415. … [Read more...]

ARGENTARIUS MILES

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A money porter in the English exchequer, who carries the money from the lower to the upper exchequer to be examined and tested. Spelman. … [Read more...]

ARBOR FINALIS

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In old English law. A "boundary tree; a tree used for making a boundary line. Bract, fols. 167, 207&. … [Read more...]

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