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Furiosity

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

Madness by which the judgment is prevented from being applied to the FURIOSUS (Lat). An Insane man; a madman; a lunatic. In general, such a man can make no contract, because he has no capacity or will; Furioaus milium negotium gerere potest, quia non inte Uigit quod agit.

Inst. 3. 20. 8.

Indeed, he is considered so incapable of exercising a will, that the law treats him as if he were absent; Furiosi nulla voluntas est.

Dig. L. 17, 40.

Funosua absentia loco eat.

Dig. L. 17, 124.

See Insane; Non CJompos Mentis. FURLING US (Lat). A furlong, or a furrow one-eighth part of a mile long.

Co. Litt. 6 6.