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Force. In old English law. Force used by an accessary, to enable the principal to commit a crime, as by binding or holding a person while another killed him, or by aiding or counseling in any way, or commanding the act to be done. Bract fols. 138, 138b. According to Lord Coke, fortlu was a word of art, and properly signified the furnishing of a weapon of force to do the fact, … [Read more...]
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In old English forest law. The court of attachment in forests, or wood-mote court. … [Read more...]
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An adult who agrees to rear the child of another. … [Read more...]
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In old English law. A fortified place; a castle; a bulwark. Cowell; 11 Hen. VII. c. 18. … [Read more...]
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Lat. A court of justice, or judicial tribunal; a place of jurisdiction ; a place where a remedy is sought; a place of litigation. 3 Story. 347. In Roman law. The market place, or public paved court, in the city of Rome, where such public business was transacted as the assemblies of the people and the judicial trial of causes, and where also elections, markets, and the public … [Read more...]