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Minor ante tempus agere non potest in casu proprietatis, nec etiam convenire; differetur usque etatem; sed non cadit breve

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Choriambus

A foot consisting of four syllables of which the first and last are long and the other short breve breve that is a choreus or trochee and an iambus united

dactyl

A poetical foot of three sylables breve breve one long followed by two short or one accented followed by two unaccented as L teumlgmibrevenebreve E

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brief

brief [Old French bref brief letter, writ indicating legal proceedings, from Late Latin brevis breve short document, summary, from Latin brevis, adjective, short] 1 : a concise statement of a client's case written

Cretic

A poetic foot composed of one short syllable between two long ones breve

Semibreve

A note of half the time or duration of the breve now usually called a whole note It is the longest note in general use

Consideration

the time of forbearance be stated, it must be a reasonable time, and an agreement to forbear per breve aut paululum tempus, or pro aliquo tempore, will not be sufficient inasmuch as the party promising may, in

Odio et atia

Odio et atia, a writ anciently called breve de bono etmalo, addressed to the sheriff to inquire whether a man committed to prison upon suspicion of

Original Writ or Original

Original Writ or Original [breve originale, Lat.], was the beginning or foundation of a real action at Common Law. It is also applied to processes for some other purposes. It was a mandatory letter issuing out...

Right, Writ of

Right, Writ of [breve de recto, Lat.], a procedure for the recovery of real property after not more than sixty years' adverse possession; the highest writ in the law, sometimes called the writ of right proper....

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