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CONTRECTARE

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Lat. In the civil law. To handle; to take hold of; to meddle with. In old English law. To treat Vel male contrectet; or shall ill treat Fleta, lib. 1, c. 17, f 4. … [Read more...]

CONTRAFACTIO

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Counterfeiting; as contrafactio sigilli regis, counterfeiting the king's seal. Cowell. … [Read more...]

CONTRECTATIO

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In the civil and old English law. Touching; handling; meddling. The act of removing a thing from its place in such a manner that, if the thing be not restored, it will amount to theft. Contrectatio rei alienee, animo furandi, est furtum. Jenk. Cent. 132. The touching or removing of another's property, with an intention of stealing, is theft … [Read more...]

CONTRAFACTION

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crim. law. Counterfeiting, imitating. In the French law contrafaction (contrefacon) is the illegal reprinting of a took for which the author or his assignee has a copyright, to the prejudice of the latter. … [Read more...]

CONTRECTATION

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The ability to be removed. In order to commit a larceny, the property must have been removed. When, from its nature, it is incapable of contrectation, as real estate, there can be no larceny. Bowy. Mod. Civ. Law, 268. See Larceny Furtum est contrectatio rei fraudulosa. … [Read more...]

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