Cant
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In the civil law. A judicial sale at the request of tenants in common for the purpose of dividing the property. See 9 Mart. (La.) 87. CANT EL (Law Lat. eantellum velut quarotillum).
In old English law. That which is added above measure; heaped measure. Spelman; Blount. in the same sense as "hundred" in England. Cowell; Termes de la Ley. CANUM (Law Lat. from Celt, can, chart, or kmn, a head).
In old Scotch law. A tribute or duty paid by the tenant of land to the lord, especially to ecclesiastical superiors. According to Skene, it was payable either in the produce of the land, or in money. Skene de Verb. Sign. But it seems to have been generally paid in produce, such as wheat, oats, poultry, etc. The Scotch word was cane or kain; and the expressions "cane fowls," "cane cheese," "cane oats" are frequently made use of. See "Kain."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A method of dividing property held in common by two or more persons peculiar to the civil law, and may be avoided by the consent of all of those who are interested, in the same manner that any other contract or agreement may be avoided. Hayes v. Cuny, 9 Mart. O. S. (La.) S9. See LlCITACION.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In the civil law. A method of dividing property held in common by two or more juint owners. See 9 Mart. (La.) $7.