CROCIA
The crosicr, or pastoral staff.
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The crosicr, or pastoral staff.
Criminal law in England is sometimes so termed, the crown being always the prosecutor in criminal proceedings. 4 Bl. Comm. 2.
A chapel or oratory underground, or under a church or cathedral. Du Cange.
To whomsoever the soil belongs, he owns also to the sky and to the depths. The owner of a piece of land owns everything above and below it to an indefinite extent.
A parcel of arable land. Blount.
An abbreviation for chief justice; also for circuit judge.
In French law. An official statement of the quantity and value of realty made for purposes of taxation; same as cadastre, (q. v.)
In old French law. A punishment of sailors, resembling the modern “keelhauling.”
In the old canon law. An oath similar to the calumniw jusjurandum, (q. v.)
In Spanish law. A road or highway. Las Partidas, pt. 3, tit. 2, 1. 6.
A body of ecclesiastical jurisprudence which, in countries where the Roman Catholic church is established, is composed of maxims and rules drawn from patristic sources, ordinances and decrees of general councils, and
A species of cane magnum.
Chief warden or magistrate; mayor. Fleta, lib. 2, c.
A covering for the head, mentioned in St. 1 Hen. IV. and other old statutes, which prescribe what dresses shall be worn by all degrees of persons. Jacob.
In International law. One who takes or seizes property in time of war; one who takes the property of an enemy. In a stricter sense, one who takes a prize at sea.
In old English law. To load ; to load a vessel; to freight.
In old English law. Carriage; the carrying of goods or other things for the king.
Common, carriers of passengers are such as undertake for hire to carry all persons indifferently who may anplv for passage. Oillinghnm v. Railroad Co.. 35 W. Va. 5S
A plow.
A record, in book-keeping, of all cash transactions; an account of moneys received and expended.