Bona Patria
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In Scotch law. An assize or jury of countrymen or good neighbors. Bell, Diet.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
(Scotch) A jury of countrymen.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In the Scotch law. An assize or jury of good neighbors. Hell.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat.
In Scotch law. The good country; good men of the country; good neighbors. A name given to an assise or jury. Skene de Verb. Signif. Cowell. WMshaw. See Boni homines, Patria.