Conventus
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat A coming together; a convention or assembly. Conventus magnatum vel procerum (the assembly of chief men or peers) was one of the names of the English parliament 1 Bl. Comm. 148.
In the civil law. The term meant a gathering together of people; a crowd assembled for any purpose; also a convention, pact, or bargain.
— Conventus juridicus. In the Roman law. A court of sessions held in the Roman provinces, by the president of the province, assisted by a certain number of counsellors and assessors, at fixed periods, to hear and determine suite, and to provide for the civil administration of the province. Schm. Civil Law, Introd. 17.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A coming together; a convention or assembly. Conventus magnatum vel procerum (the assembly of chief men or peers) was one of the names of the English parliament, 1 5]. Comm. 148.
In the civil law. The term meant a gathering together of people; a crowd assembled for any purpose; also a convention, pact, or bargain.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. [from cofwenire, to come together.] In old English law. An assembly. Conventus magnatum vel procerum; an assembly of the great men or nobles. One of the ancient names of the English parliament. 1 Bl. Com, 148. A convent. Bract, fol. 16, 347.