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Claves Curiae

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The keys of the court. A figurative term applied in Scotch law to the officers of court.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The keys of the court.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

The Keys of the court. They were the officers of the Scotch courts, such as clerk, doomster, and serjeant. Burrill. CLAVES INSUL#.

In Manx law. The keys of the Island of Man, or twelve persons to whom all ambiguous and weighty causes are referred,