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Droit common

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

Black's Law Dictionary

The common law.

Litt. § 213 ; Co.. Litt142a. -Droit-droit.

A double right; that is, the right of possession and the right of property. These two rights were, by the theory of our ancient law, distinct; and the above phrase was used to indicate the concurrence of both in one person, which concurrence was necessary to constitute a complete title to land. Mozley & Whitley.