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Corvee

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

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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.

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