TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
In the civil law. A ditch; a receptacle of water, made by hand. Dig. 43, 14, 1, 5. In old English law. A ditch. A pit full of water, in which women committing felony were drowned. A grave or sepulcher. Spelman. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
In French law. Accidental; fortuitous. Cas forfait, a fortuitous event Fortuitmcnt, accidentally; by chance. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
In old English law. The duty levied on the inhabitants for repairing the moat or ditch round a fortified town. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
Accidental; undesigned; adventitious. Resulting from unavoidable physical causes. Fortuitous collision. In maritime law. The accidental running foul of vessels. Peters v. Warren Ins. Co., 14 Pet. 112. 10 L. Ed. 3T1. Fortuitous event. In the civil law. That which happens by a cause which cannot be resisted. An unforeseen occurrence, not caused by either of the parties, nor such … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
In old English law. Fosse work; or the service of laboring, done by Inhabitants and adjoining tenants, for the repair and maintenance of the ditches round a city or town, for which some paid a contribution, called "oasopiam." Cowell … [Read more...]