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Carucate [fr. Carucata terr'], Carvage,or Carve of land, a plough-land of 100 acres, or according to Skene, as much land as may be tilled in a year and a day by one plough, Ken. Glos. 'And one plow land, carucata terr', or a hide of land, hida terr' (which is all one), is not of any certain content, but as much as a plow can by course of husbandry plough in a year.'-Co. Litt. 69 a. This quantity varies in different counties from 60 to 120 acres.Case, includes a suit or any proceeding before a court. [Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (39 of 1987), s. 2(1)(a)]Means--(1) A trial. (2) A trial involving some point of law so important as to be published in Law Reports (see that title) for future use as a precedent. (3) A statement of facts and documents, raising a point of law, submitted for the opinion of counsel. See PRECEDENTS. (4) includes a suit or any proceeding before a court. [Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (39 of 1987), s. 2 (1) (a)]. (5) The expression 'case' is not limit...
Minator caruc'
Minator caruc', a ploughman....
Pratum bovis, or caruc'
Pratum bovis, or caruc', a meadow for oxen employed in tillage....
Carucate
A plowland as much land as one team can plow in a year and a day by some said to be about 100 acres...
Bovata terrar
Bovata terrar, an oxgange or oxgate of land, as much land as an ox can plough; 8 bovat' make 1 carucate. See Co. Litt. 5 a, and OXGANG....
Caruca
Caruca [fr. Carta, old Gallic], a plough. See AVERIA CARUC'....
Plough-land
Plough-land, a hide of land, a carucate, which see, Co. Litt. 69 a, 86 b....
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