Capitalis

In old English law. Chief, principal; at the head. A term applied to

In old English law. Chief, principal; at the head. A term applied to persons, places, judicial proceedings, and some kinds of property.

— Capitalis baro. In old English law. Chief baron. Capitulis baro scaceani domini regia, chief baron of the exchequer. Townsh. PI 211.

— Capitalis custos. Chief warden or magistrate ; mayor. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 64, § 2.

— Capitalis debitor. The chief or principal debtor, as distinguished from a surety, (plegtus.)

— Capitalis domiuus. Chief lord. Fleta, lib. 1, c. 12, § 4 ; Id. c. 28, § 5.

— Capitalis justiciari-us. The chief justiciary; the principal minister of state, and guardian of the realm in the king's absence. This office originated under William the Conqueror; but its power was greatly diminished by Magna Charta, and finally distributed among several courts by Edward 1. Spelman ; 3 Bl. Comm. 38

— Capitalis jus-ticiarius ad placita coram rege tenenda. Chief justice for holding pleas before the king. The title of the chief justice of the king's bench, first assumed in the latter part of the reign of Henry III. 2 Reeve, Eng. Law, 91, 285.

— Capitalis justiciarius banci. Chief justice of the bench. The title of the chief justice of the (now) court of common pleas, first mentioned in the first year of Edward I. 2 Reeve, Eng. Law, 48.

— Capitalis justiciaries totius angliæ. Chief justice of all England. The title of the presiding justice in the court of aula regis. 3 Bl. Comm. 38; 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 48.

— Capitalis plegins. A chief pledge ; a head borough. Townsh. PI. 35.

— Capitalis reditus. A chief rent.

— Capitalis terra. A head-land. A piece of land lying at the head of other land.

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In old English law. Affecting or involving life, capital; at the head, chief, principal. Capitalis baro: chief baron; — scaccarii domini regis: chief baron of the exchequer. Capitalis cnstos: chief warden or magistrate; mayor. Capitalis debitor: a principal debtor, as distinguished from plegius, a surety. Capitalis doininns: chief lord. Capitalis justitiarius: chief justiciar or justiciary; chief justice; — ad placita coram reg'e tenenda: chief justice for holding pleas before the king; the title of the chief justice of the King's Bench, first assumed in the latter part of the reign of Henry III.; — banci, or de banco: chief justice of the bench; the title of the chief justice of the Court of Common Pleas, first mentioned in the first year of Edward I.; — totias Anglise: chief justice of all England; the title of the presiding justice in the court of Aula Regis,— a title which ceased in the fifty-second year of Henry III. Capitalis plegias: a chief pledge; a head borough. Capitalis terra: a head-land; a piece of land lying at the head of other land. Capitalis redditus: a chief rent.

In the civil law. Offenses punishable by the loss of civil rights, interdiction of fire and water, banishment or labor in the mines, as well as offenses affecting or involving life, were termed capital.

In old Englishlaw. Chief, principal; at the Aead. A term applied to persons, places, judicial proceedings, and some kinds of property.

Lat. [from caput, head or life.] Capital; affecting or involving life, drimm capitale; a capital crime. Bract, fol. 120 b, 101 b. In the civil law, offences punishable by the loss of civil rights, (amissio civitatis), interdiction of fire and water, banishment (deportatio,) or labor in the mines (metallum) were also termed capital. Dig, 50. 16. 103. Inst. 4t. 18. 2.