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Abigeat
Abigeat, the crime of stealing cattle by droves or herds. It was severely punished by the Roman law, the delinquent being often condemned to the mines, banishment, or death. See 4 Bl.
A mensa et thoro
A mensa et thoro. (From table and bed.) A term used to describe a partial divorce, in cases in which the marriage was just and lawful, but for some supervenient cause, such as the commission of...
Wreck
lawfully may be imprisoned, or forfeit 20l. beyond the value [(English) Larceny Act, 1861, s. 65]. A similar punishment is attached to the offence of offering or exposing shipwrecked goods for sale which have been, or shall
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