In Scotch law. To coerce. … [Read more...] about CONCUSS
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CONCUBINATUS
In Roman law. An Informal, unsanctioned, or "natural" marriage, as contradistinguished from the justw nupticB, or ju&tum matrimonium, the civil marriage. … [Read more...] about CONCUBINATUS
CONCUSSIO
In the civil law. The offense of extortion by threats of violence. Dig. 47, 13. … [Read more...] about CONCUSSIO
CONCUBINE
(1) A woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not married. (2) A sort of inferior wife, among the Romans, upon whom the husband did not confer his rank or quality. … [Read more...] about CONCUBINE
CONCUSSION
In the civil law. The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to give something of value. It differs from robbery, in this: That in robbery the thing Is taken by force, while in concussion it is obtained by threatened violence. Heinec. Elem. f 1071. In medical jurisprudence. Concussion of the brain la a jarring of the brain substance, by a fall, blow, or other … [Read more...] about CONCUSSION