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Contrectare

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

To take.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat.

In the civil law. To bandle; to take hold of; to meddle with.

In old English law. To treat. Vel mali contrectet; or shall ill treat. Fleta, llb. 1, c. 17, § 4.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

I.

In old English law. To treat.

In the civil law. To handle; to take hold of; to meddle with.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Lat. In the civil Jaw. ‘To handle; to take hold of; to meddle with, In old English law. To treat. Vel male contrectet; or shall ill treat. Fleta, lib. 1, ¢. 17, § 4. Erne