Carucata

A certain quantity of land, used as the basis for taxation. As much, land as may be tilled by a single plough in a year and a' day. Skene de Verb. Sign. A team of cattle; a cartload. It may include houses, meadow, woods, etc. It is said by Littleton to be the same as soca, but has a much more extended signification. Spelman; Blount; Cowell. CAS FORTUIT (Fr.) In the law of insurance. A fortuitous event; an inevitable accident.

3 Kent, Comm. 300; 120 U. S. 727.

Same as the Latin casus fortuitus (q. v.)