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Banleuca

Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A certain space surrounding towns or cities, distinguished by peculiar privileges. Spelman. It is the same as the French banlieue.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The territory without the walls, but within the legal limits of a town or city.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A certain space surrounding towns or cities, distinguished by peculiar privileges. Spelman, Gloss. It is the same as the French uanlieue.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

An old law term, signifying a space or tract of country around a city, town, or monastery, distinguished and protected by peculiar privileges. Spelman.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

bauleuga, balenca, Z. I. In old tain cities, towns, monasteries, etc., and protected by peculiar privileges.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

An old law term, signi- K fying a space or tract of country around a city, town, or monastery, distinguished and protected by peculiar privileges. Spelman.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Banleuga, Baleuca. L. Lat. [Fr. banlieue; from ban, a territory and huca, a league.] In old law. A space around certain cities, towns, monasteries, &c., distinguished from other ground, and protected Jby peculiar privileges. Spelman. In France, the word banlieue is used to signify a district around a city, usually, but not always a league on all sides, through which the proclamation of the principal judge of the place has authority. Id, P. Cyclopcsdia, voc. Ban,