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CEORL

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In Anglo Saxon law. The freemen were divided into two classes, thanes and ceorls. The thanes were the proprietors of the soil, which was entirely at their disposal. The ceorls were men personally free, but possessing no landed property. Ouizot, Rep. Govt A tenant at will of free condition, who held land of the thane on condition of paying rent or services. Cowell. A freeman of … [Read more...] about CEORL

CERTAIN

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Ascertained; precise; identified; definitive; clearly known; unambiguous; or, in law, capable of being identified or made known, without liability to mistake or ambiguity, from' data already given. Cooper v. Bigly, 13 Mich. 479; Losecco v. Gregory, 108 La. 648, 32 South. 986; Smith v. Fyler, 2 Hill (N. Y.) 649; Civ. Code La. 1900, art 3556. Certain services. In feudal and old … [Read more...] about CERTAIN

CEPI

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Lat. I have taken. This word was of frequent use in the returns of sheriffs when they were made in Latin, and particularly in the return to a writ of capias. forms: Cepi corpus, I have taken the body, L e., arrested the body of the defendant; Cepi corpus et bail, I have taken the body and released the defendant on a bail bond; Cept corpus et commitMur, I have taken the body and … [Read more...] about CEPI

CERTAINTY

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In, pleading. Distinctness ; clearness of statement; particularity. Such precision and explicitness in the statement of alleged facts that the pleader's averments and contention may be readily understood by the pleader on the other side, as well as by the court and jury. State v. Hayward, 83 Mo. 309; State v. Burke, 151 Mo. 143, 52 S. W. 226; David v. David, 66 Ala. 148. This … [Read more...] about CERTAINTY