Libellus
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence · Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
A little book.
LibelluB conventionis
The civillaw term for the statement of a plaintiff 's claim in a petition presented to the magistrate, who directed an officer to deliver it to the defendant; equivalent to our " libel," a pleading.
Libellns famosus
The civil-law term for a defamatory publication; equivalent to our ' ' libel, ' ' a tort.