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Lat. By the body and by the mind; by the physical act and by the mental intent Dig. 41, 2, 3. … [Read more...] about CORPORE ET ANIMO

Jail, prison, a place of reform. … [Read more...] about CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION

A term descriptive of such things as have an objective, material existence; perceptible by the senses of sight and touch; possessing a real body. Opposed to Incorporeal and spiritual. Civ. Code La. 1900, art 460; Sullivan v. Richardson, 33 Fla. 1, 14 South. 692. There is a distinction between "corporeal" and "corporal." The former term means "possessing a body," that is, … [Read more...] about CORPOREAL

In old English law. A clerk belonging to the staple, to write and record the bargains of merchants there made. … [Read more...] about CORRECTOR OF THE STAPLE

civil law. That which consists of such subjects as are palpable. In the common law, the term to signify the same thing is properly in possession. It differs from incorporeal property, which consists of choses in action and easements, as a right of way, and the like. … [Read more...] about CORPOREAL PROPERTY