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In the civil law. Innkeepers. Dig. 4, 9; Id. 47, 5; Story, Ag. … [Read more...] about CAUPONES

Books kept In the central office of the English supreme court in which are entered all writs of summons issued in the office. Rules of Court v 8. … [Read more...] about CAUSE-BOOKS

Let the traveler beware. This phrase has been used as a concise expression of the duty of a traveler on the highway to use due care to detect and avoid … [Read more...] about CAVEAT VIATOR

Italian merchants who came into England in the reign of Henry III., where they established themselves as money lenders, but were soon expelled for their usury and extortion. Cowell; Blount. … [Read more...] about CAURSINES

Celebrated cases. A work containing reports of the decisions of interest and importance in French courts in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. often called a "cause ce'lebre," when it is remarkable on account of the parties involved or the unusual, interesting, or sensational character of the facts. … [Read more...] about CAUSES CELEBRES