Arma
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
L In old English law. Weapons offensive and defensive; arms or cognizances of families.. Arma capere or suscipere: to take upon one the order of knighthood; to be made a knight Arma dare: to dub or make a knight Arma in armatos jura sinnut: the laws permit iising arms against those armed. Arma libei'a: free arms; a sword and lance given to a servant when set free. Arma moluta: shop weapons. Arma pacis et justitiae: arms of peace and of justice. Arma pertur bationis pacis et injurise: arms of breach of the peace and wrong. Arma reversata: reversed arms; a pun-
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Lat. Arms; weapons, offensive and defensive; armor; arms or cognizances of families.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
/. Weapons offensive and defensive. arms, a sword and lance given to a servant Arma moluta: sharpened weapons. Arma versed arras): a punishment for treason or matter has been rearbitration. Ar-: a familycrescere nescit: cannot grow [i. e. bishop, appointjurisdiction in the Archbishop. keeping. and sow.; again. argument. of a plea, the imonly. a communiter argument from com- Argumentum a argument by division law. Argumenfrom analogy is: an argument impossibili: from an an inconvenience.: to the person, [relying on a sophism verecundiam: to mod- Arma libera: free when set free. reversata (refelony. Arma in
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. Arms; weapons offensive and defensive; anything that a man strikes or hurts with. Co. Litt. 161 b, 162 a. In the civil law, this word included not only shields, swords and helmets, but also clubs and stones; (armorum appellatione non solum scuta et gladios et galeas, sed et fustes et lapides significari intelligimus.) Inst. 4. 16. 6. Dig. 50. 16. 41. This definition, however, is not adopted by Bracton. Ligna et lapides sub armorum appellatione non continentur. Bract. fol. 144 b. The same author makes several divisions of arms; as arms of peace and of justice, (arma pacis et justitiae,) and arms of breach of the peace and of wrong, (arma perturbationis pacis et injuriae.) Id. fol. 162 b. He also uses the barbarous singular armum, (q. v.) Arma moluta. L. Lat. Sharp weapons, as swords and battle-axes, that cut or inflict a wound; distinguished from sticks and stones, which only break or bruise. Bract. fol. 144 b.