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CREMENTUM COMITATUS

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The increase of a county. The sheriffs of counties anciently answered In their accounts for the improvement of the king's rents, above the vicontiel rents, under this title. … [Read more...]

CREPARE OCULUM

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In Saxon law. To put out an eye; which had a pecuniary punishment of fifty shillings annexed to it. … [Read more...]

CREPUSCULUM

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Twilight In the law of burglary, this term means the presence of sufficient light to discern the face of a man: such light as exists immediately before the rising of the sun or directly after its setting. Crescente malitia crescere debet et poena. 2 Inst. 479. Vice increasing, punishment ought also to increase. … [Read more...]

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