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Decoctor

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

In Roman law. A bankrupt; a person who squandered the money of the state. Calv. Lex.; Du Cange.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In the Roman law. A bankrupt; a spendthrift; a squanderer of public funds. Calvin.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

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In the Roman law. A bankrupt; a spendthrift; one who squandered the public money.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Lat. [from decoguere, to waste, break or lose.] In the Roman law. A bankrupt; a spendthrift. Calvin Lex, Jurid,