Curia

■ In Roman Law. One of the divisions of the Roman people. The Roman people were divided by Romulus into three tribes and thirty curiae. The members of each curia were united by the tie of common rep.

82; Liv. lib. 1, c. 13; Plut. in Romulo, p.

30; Festus Brisson, in Verb. In later times the word signified the senate or aristocratic body of the provincial cities of the empire.

Festus Brisson, in Verb.; Ort. Histoire, No. 25, 408; Ort. Inst. No. 125.

The senate house at Rome; the senate house of a provincial city.

Code, 10. 31. 2 Spelman.

In English Law. The king's court the palace; the royal household. The res idence of a noble; a manor or chief manse the hall of a manor.

Spelman.

A court of justice, whether of general or special jurisdiction. Fleta, lib.

2, 1. 72, § 1; Spelman; Cowell; 3 Bl. Comm. c. iv.

See "Court." A courtyard or inclosed piece of ground; a close.

St. Edw. Conf. 1, 6; Brae. 76, 222b, 335b, 356b, 358; Spelman.

See "Curia Claudenda." The civil or secular power, as distinguished from the church.

Spelman.

CURIA ADViSARE VULT (Lat.) The court wishes to consider the matter. In Practice. The entry formerly made upon the record to vindicate the continuance of a cause until a final judgment should be rendered. It is commonly abbreviated thus: Cur. adv. vult. Thus, from amongst many examples, in 2 Barn. & C. 172, after the report of the argument, we find "cur. adv. vult," then, "on a subsequent day judgment was delivered, etc." CURIA BARONIS (or BARONUM).

In old English law

A court baron. Fleta, lib.

2, c. 53.

CURIA CANCELLARIAE OFFICINA JUStltiae

The court of chancery is the work, shop of justice.

2 Inst. 552.