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pound weight, a unit, the whole of an inheritance. For its divisions, see Sand. Just., 9th ed. 193; Cum. C. L. 139 n. (1), and Tayl. C. L. 491.

Beneficium competentiae

being condemned beyond such an amount as they can pay without depriving themselves of the necessaries of life, Cum. C.L. 350.

Beneficium inventorii

privilege which an heir had by an inventory of the testator's property to protect himself from the debts, Cum. C. L. 159.

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Bona fide clerical mistake

Bona fide clerical mistake, bona fide clerical error would normally be one where an officer has indicated a particular date of birth in his application form or any other document at the time of his employment...

Claves insul'

keys of the Isle of Man, or twelve persons to whom all ambiguous and weighty cases are referred, Cum. Law Dict.

Furtum

Edn. 399, 400, where other kinds are enumerated; and see LARCENY; ROBBERY. Furtum est contrectatio rei alien' fradulenta, cum animo furandi, invito illo domino cujus res illa fuerat. 3 Inst. 107.--(Theft is the fradulent handling of another's

Collatione heremitagii

Collatione heremitagii, a writ whereby the King conferred the keeping of a hermitage upon a clerk, Cum. Law Dict.; Reg. Brev. 303, 308.

Crimen falsi

Crimen falsi, forgery. Crimen falsi dicitur, cum quis illicitus, cui non fuerit ad h'c data auctoritas, de sigillo regis rapto vel invento, brevia cartasue consignaverit.

Culpa

dolus est, dolo proxima. (2) Culpa, without any epithet, or omnis culpa, culpa levis,levior; or levissima, slight neglect, Cum.Civ. Law, 279; Snad. Just.

Damage

Damage, Any loss, whether actionable as an injury or not. See DAMNUM ABSQUE INJURIA. The expression 'damage' is not necessarily confined to physical damage. Ordinarily damage is caused by physical contact of the ship, such as...

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