Common fine
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A small sum of money paid to the lords by the residents in certain leets. Fleta; Wharton.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In old English law. A certain snm of money which the residents in a leet paid to the lord of the leet, otherwise called "head silver," "cert money," (q. v.,) or "certum, letes." Termes de 1a Ley; Cowell. A sum of money paid by the inhabitants of a manor to their lord, towards the charge of holding a court ieet. Bailey, Diet.
Defined under Common in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
in old English law, A certain sum of money which the residents in a leet paid to the lord of the leet, otherwise called “head silver,” “cert money,” (gq. v.,) or “cerlum dete.” Termes de la Ley; Cowell. A sum of money paid by the inhab- D itants of a manor to their lord, towards the charge of holding a court leet, Bailey, Dict.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
[L. Lat. finis communis.] In old English law. A certain sum of money which the residents in a leet paid to the lord of the leet, otherwise called head silver, cert money, (q. v.) or certum letae. Termes de la ley. Cowell. — A sum of money paid by the inhabitants of a manor to their lord, towards the charge of holding a court leet. Bailey's Dict. See Leet. A fine or amercement imposed upon a county at large. Bract. fol. 36 b. Stat. Westm. 1, c. 18. 2 Inst. 197.