Curfeu, Curfew
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Curfeu, curfew [fr. Couvrir, to cover, and feu, Fr., fire], a bell which rang at eight O'clock in the evening, in the time of William the Conquer or, where upon everyone was obliged by law to cover over his fire and put out his light. The law was abolished by Henry I. In 1100. It was called, in the Law Latin in the Middle Ages, ignitegium or pyritegium.
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