Copula
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Sexual intercourse; the consummation of marriage. COPULATIO VERBORUM INDICAT ACceptatlonem in eodem sensu. Coupling words together shows that they ought to be understood in the same sense. Bac. Max. reg. 3; Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 523.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The corporal consummation of marriage. Copula, (in logic,) the link between subject and predicate contained in the verb. Copulatio verborum indicat acceptationem in eodem sensu. Coupling of words together shows that they are lo be understood in the same sense. 4 Bacon's Works, p. 26; Broom, Max. 588.