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RIXATRIX

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In old English law. A scold; a scolding or quarrelsome woman. 4 Bl. Comm. 168. … [Read more...]

ROA

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RIPUARIAN LAW

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An ancient code of laws by which the Ripuarii, a tribe of Franks who occupied the country upon the Rhine, the Meuse, and the Scheldt, were governed. They were first reduced to writing by Theodoric, king of Austrasia, and completed by Dagobert. Spelman. … [Read more...]

ROAD

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(A) A passage through the country for the use of the people. 3 Yeates, 421. 2. Roads are public or private. Public roads are laid out by public authority, or dedicated by individuals to public use. The public have the use of such roads, but the owner of the land over which they are made and the owners of land bounded on the highway, have, prima facie, a fee in such highway, ad … [Read more...]

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