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Corvee

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

In French law. Gratuitous labor exacted from the villages or communities, especially for repairing roads, constructing bridges, etc. Corvee eeigneuriale are services due the C08A JUZGADA.

In Spanish law. A cause or matter adjudged (rea adjtidioata). White, New Recop. bk. 3, tit. 8, note.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

In French Law. Gratuitous labor exacted from the villages or communities, especially for repairing roads, constructing bridges, fortifications, etc. Corve'e seigneuriale are services due the lord of the manor. Guyot, R6p. Univ.; 3 Low. C. 1.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In French law. Gratuitous labor exacted from the villages or communities, especially for repairing roads, constructing bridges, etc. State v. Covington, 125 N. C. 641, 34 S. E. 272.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In French law. Gratuitous labor exacted from the villages or communities, especially for repairing roads, constructing bridges, ete,