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