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Billa Vera

(A true bill.) The indorsement anciently made on a bill of indictment by a grand
jury, when they found it sufficiently sustained by evidence . (Black's Law
Dictionary, Henry Campbell Black, 6th ed.,p. 167, West Pub. Co., St. Paul, MN,
1990)

Camlet

Camblet. la: A medieval Asiatic fabric of camel's hair or Angora wool
b: a European imitation of this fabric of silk and wool c: a fine lustrous woolen of
plain weave, usu. dyed bright red 2: a garment made of camlet (Websters Third
New International Dictionary, p. 322, G. & C. Merriam Co., Pub., Springfield,

MA, 1967)

Capias

Lat. "That you take." The general name for several species of writs, the common
characteristic of which is that they require the officer to take a named defendant
into custody. In English practice, the process on an indictment when the person
charged is not in custody, and in cases not otherwise provided for by statute. See
also
Cepi.(Black's Law Dictionary, Henry Campbell Black, 6th ed., p. 208, West
Pub. Co., St. Paul, MN, 1990)

Capias ad

satisfaciendum

A writ of execution (usually termed, for brevity, a "ca.sa."), which
commands the sheriff to take the party named, and keep him safely, so that he
may have his body before the court on a certain day, to satisfy the damages or
debt and damages in certain actions. It deprives the party taken of his liberty
until he makes the satisfaction awarded. A body execution enabling judgment
creditor in specified types of actions to cause arrest of judgment debtor and his
retention in custody until he either pays judgment or secures his discharge as
insolvent debtor. (Black's Law Dictionary, Henry Campbell Black, 6th ed. p. 208,
West Pub. Co., St. Paul, MN, 1990)

Caster hatt

Castor. 3 a: a beaver or other hat made often of fur in imitation of a
beaver. (Webster's Third New International Dictionary, p. 349, G. & C. Merriam
Co., Pub., Springfield, MA, 1967)

Cepi

Lat. I have taken. This word was of frequent use in the returns of sheriffs when
they were made in Latin, and particularly in the return to a writ of copras, (etc.)
(Black's Law Dictionary, Henry Campbell Black, 6th ed., p. 225, West Pub. Co.,
St. Paul, MN, 1990)

Chattle

An article of personal property, as distinguished from real property. A thing
personal and movable. It may refer to animate as well as inanimate property.
(Black's Law Dictionary, Henry Campbell Black, 6th ed., p. 236, West Pub. Co.,
St.Paul, MN, 1990)

Chirurgeon

One whose profession it is to cure bodily disease and injuries by manual



 
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