Capella - Law Dictionary Search Results
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Capella
Cape, a judicial writ touching a plea of lands or tenements, divided into cape magnum, or the grand cape, which lay before appearance to summon the tenant to answer the default and also over to the demandant; the cape ad valentiam was a species of grand cape; and cape parvum, or petit cape, after appearance or view granted, summoning the tenant to answer the default only, Termes de la Ley; Steph. Com.The proceedings in real actions were abolished by 3 & 4 Wm. 4, c. 27, s. 36, and 23 & 24 Vict. c. 126, s. 26....
Capias pro fine, or misericordia
Capella, an oratory, or depending place of divine worship; also a chest, cabinet, or other depository of precious things, especially of religious relics, Ken. Paroch. Antiq. 580....
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