Modalis
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
(L. Lat. from modus).
In old English law
Having the character of a modus; qualified; enlarged or restricted. MODERAMEN INCULPATAE TUTELAE (Lat.) In Roman law. The regulation of justifiable defense. A term used to express that degree of force in defense of the person or property which a person might safely use, although it should occasion the death of the aggressor. Calv. Lex.; Bell, Diet.