Scalam
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Scalam [fr. ad scalam, Lat., at the scale], the old way of paying money into the Exchequer.
Scalam, was the method of paying money to the Exchequer, in which six pense was added to each twenty shillings to compensate for a deficiency in weight, although no scales were actually used, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1345.
Scalam, was the method of paying money to the Exchequer, in which six pense was added to each twenty shillings to compensate for a deficiency in weight, although no scales were actually used, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1345.
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