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Derecho

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

In Spanish law. Law or right. Derecho cotnun, common law. The civil law is so called. A right. Derechos, rights. Also, specifically, an impost laid upon goods or provisions or upon persons or lands, by way of tax or contribution.

Noe v. Card, 14 Cal. 576, 608.