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Murder

Com. 195. Consult Russell on Crimes; Arch. Cr. Pl.; Steph. Dig. (1) The person committing the offence must be conscious of

Nudum pactum est ubi nulla subest causa pr'ter conventionem; sed ubi subest causa, fit obligatio, et parit actionem

a right of action.) Similarly, Nuda pactio obligationem non parit. Dig. 2, 14, 7, s. 4, (A naked promise does not

Omne quod solo in'dificatur solo cedit

Omne quod solo in'dificatur solo cedit. Dig. 47, 3. 1, (Everything which is built upon the soil

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Optimus interpres rerum usus

best interpreter of laws.) Optima estlegis interpres consuetudo. Lofft, 237; Dig. 1, 3, 37, (Custom is the best interpreter of the

Pignus

Pignus, a pledge or security for a debt or demand, is derived, says Gaius (Dig. 50, tit. 16, s. 238),...

Delve

To dig to open the ground as with a spade

Jus

or Non Scriptum, whatever other divi-sions there might be (Ulp. Dig. 1, tit. 1, s. 6). Jus Scriptum comprehended everything, except

Possessio

Possessio, in its primary sense, is the condition or power by virtue of which a man has such a mastery...

Prescription

some reason for which the claim was foreborne, 1 Cruise's Dig., tit. Xxxi., 'Prescription,' c. i., s. 4, p. 421. There

Quo warranto

ordr him to pay costs to the relator. See Com. Dig., tit. 'Quo warranto'; Shortt and Mellor's Crown Office Practice; Corner's

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