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The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
A commonwealth; thkt form of government in which the administration of affairs is open to all the citizens. In another sense, it signifies the state, independently of its form of government.
1 Toullier, Dr. Civ. n. 28, and n. 202, note.