Good Man
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
[L. Lat. probus homo.] A good and lawful man; (probus et legalis homo.) 3 BL Com. 102. Good men; ( probi or boni homines.) Good and lawful men; {probi et legales homines.) Mag. Chart c.
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Terms applied in old English and feudal law to persons of imexceptionable character, and especially such as were qualified to act as jurors or witnesses in courts. See Boni homines, Legalis homo. The expression "good and lawful men" continues to be used in modern law, and criers in American courts ordinarily address a jury as ** you good men, <&c."