Curia

In Roman Law. One of the divisions of the Roman people. The Roman people were divided by Romulus into three tribes and thirty curies: the members of each curia were united by the tie of common religious rites, and also by certain common political and civil powers.

Dion. Hal. 1. 2, p. 82; Liv. 1. 1, cap. 13; Plut. in Rottiulo, p. 30; Festus Brisson, in verb.

In later times the word signified the sentolan, Histoire, no.

25, 408; Ort. Inst. no. 125.

The senate-house at Rome; the senatehouse of a provincial city.

Cod. 10. 31.

2; Spelman, Gloss. In English Law. The king's court; the palace; the royal household. The residence of a noble; a manor or chief manse; the hall of a manor. Spelman, Gloss. A court of justice, whether of general or special jurisdiction. Pleta, lib.

2, 1. 72, § 1; Feud. lib. 1, 2, 22; Spelman; Cowell; 3 Bla. Com. c. iv.

See Court. A court-yard or enclosed piece of ground; a close.

Stat. Edw. Conf. 1, 6; Bracton, 76, 222 6, 335 b, 356 6, 358; Spelman, Gloss.

See Curia Claudenda.

The civil or secular power, as distinguished from the church. Spelman, Gloss. CURIA ADVISARE VULT (Lat.). The court wishes to consider (the matter). The entry formerly made upon the record to Indicate the continuance of a cause until final judgment should be rendered. It is commonly abbreviated thus: cur. adv. vult, or c. a. v. Thus, in 2 B. & C. 172, after the report of the argument we find "c«r. adv. vult" then, "on a subsequent day judgment was delivered," etc.