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  • CANT
    In the civil law. A method of dividing property held in common by two or more joint owners. See Hayes v. Cuny, 9 Mart. O. S. (La.) 87.
  • CANTEL, OR CANTLE
    A lump, or that which is added above measure; also a piece of anything, as "cantel of bread," or the like. Blount.
  • CANTERBURY, ARCHBISHOP OF
    In English ecclesiastical law. The primate of all England; the chief ecclesiastical dignitary in the church. His customary privilege is to crown the kings and queens of England; while the Archbishop of York has the privilege to crown the queen consort, and be her perpetual chaplain. The Archbishop of Canterbury More...
  • CANTRED
    A district comprising a hundred villages; a hundred. A term used in Wales in the same sense as "hundred" is in England. Cowell; Termes de la Ley.
  • CANUM
    In feudal law. A species of duty or tribute payable from tenant to lord, usually consisting of produce of the land.
  • CANVASS
    The act of examining and counting the returns of votes cast at a public election. Bowler v. Eisenhood, 1 S. Dak. 577, 48 N. W. 136, 12 L. R. A. 705; Clark v. Tracy, 95 Iowa, 410, 64 N. W. 290; Hudson v. Solomon, 19 Kan* 180; People v. Sausa-llto, More...
  • CAP OF MAINTENANCE
    One of the regalia or ornaments of state belonging to toe sovereigns of England, before whom it Is carried at the coronation and other great solemnities. Caps of maintenance are also carried before the mayors of several cities in England. Enc. Lond.
  • CAPACITY
    Legal capacity is the attribute of a person who can acquire new rights, or transfer rights, or assume duties, according to the mere dictates of his own will, as manifested in juristic acts, without any restraint or hindrance arising from his status or legal condition. Ability; qualification; legal power or More...
  • CAPAX DOLI
    Lat Capable of committing crime, or capable of criminal Intent The phrase describes the condition of one who has sufficient intelligence and comprehension to be held criminally responsible for his deeds.
  • CAPAX NEGOTII
    Competent to transact affairs; having business capacity.
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