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Civilly. In a person's civil character or position, or by civil (not criminal) process or procedure. This term is used in distinction or opposition to the word "criminaliter" criminally, to distinguish civil actions from criminal prosecutions. Civiliter mortans. Civilly dead; dead in the view of the law. The condition of one who has lost his civil rights and capacities, and is … [Read more...] about CIVILITER

In English public law. An annual sum granted by parliament, at the commencement of each reign, for the expense of the royal household and establishment as distinguished from the general exigencies of the state, being a provision made for the crown out of the taxes in lien of its proper patrimony, and in consideration of the assignment of that patrimony to the public use. 2 … [Read more...] about CIVIL LIST

Civilly dead; one who is considered as if he were naturally dead, go far as his rights are concerned. … [Read more...] about CIVILITER MORTUUS

Civil law. One which binds in law, vinculum juris, and which may be enforced in a court of justice. Poth. Obl. 173, and 191. See Obligation. … [Read more...] about CIVIL OBLIGATION

In practice. A law; an act of Justice, or judgment which renders a criminal process civil; performed by turning an information into an inquest, or the contrary. Wharton. In pnblic law. This is a term which covers several states of society; it is relative, and has not a fixed sense, but it implies an improved and progressive condition of the people, living under an organized … [Read more...] about CIVILIZATION