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Abactor

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A cattle thief.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In Roman law. A cattle thief. Also called abigeus, q. v.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

pi abactores, I.

In the civil law. A driver away of cattle or other animals with intent to steal; a cattle-stealer.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In Roman law. A cattle thief; a driver away of cattle and other animals; one who stole cattle in numbers; one who abstracted cattle from the herd, intending to steal them. Also culled «abigeus. Blount; Cowell,

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

/. A cattle-stealer.