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The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

In Civil Law. An establishment or settlement. Used of controversies settled by the parties without a trial. Calv. Lex. A sum paid according to agreement.

Du Cange

An ordinance or decree having its force from the will of the emperor.

Dig. 1. 4. 1, Cooper's notes.

In Old English Law. An ordinance or statute; a provision of a statute.