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HORTUS

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Lat. In the civil law. A garden. Dig. 32, 91, 5. … [Read more...]

HOMO

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Latin: A man; a human being, male or female; a vassal, or feudal tenant; a retainer, dependent or servant Homo chartnlarins. A slave manumitted by charterHomo commendatns. In feudal law. One who surrendered himself into the power of another for the sake of protection or support. See Commendation. Homo eccle siasticus. A church vassal; one who was bound to serve a church, … [Read more...]

HONORARIUM JUS

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Lat. In Roman law. The law of the praetors and the edicts of the aediles. … [Read more...]

HOMOGENEOUS

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Fungible, undifferentiated, uniform in appearance. … [Read more...]

HONORARY

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As applied to public offices and other positions of responsibility or trust, this term means either that the office or title is bestowed upon the incumbent as a mark of honor or compliment, without intending to charge htm with the active discharge of the duties of the place, or else that he is to receive no salary or other compensation in money, the honor conferred by the … [Read more...]

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