Latin: In Roman law. A camp. In old English law. A castle. Bract. fol. 69 &. A castle, including a manor. 4 Coke, 88. … [Read more...] about CASTRUM
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An instrument with which criminals are flogged. It consists of nine lashes of whip cord, tied on to a wooden handle. … [Read more...] about CAT
Cath. Law.
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CASTTGATORY
An engine used to punish women who have been convicted of being common scolds. It is sometimes called the "trebucket," "tumbrel," "ducking stool," or "cucking stool." U. S. v. Royall, 27 Fed. Cas. 907. … [Read more...] about CASTTGATORY
CATALLA
In old English Law. Chattels. The word among the Normans primarily signified only beasts of husbandry, or, as they are still called, "cattle," but, in a secondary sense, the term was applied to all movables in general, and not only to these, but to whatever was not a fief or feud. Wharton. Catalla otiosa. Dead goods or chattels, as distinguished from animals. Idle cattle, that … [Read more...] about CATALLA