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Derecho

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

In Spanish law. Law or right. White, New Recop. bk. 4, tit. 4. Derecho comun, common law. The civil law is so called. Id. bk. 2, tit. 13, c. 1, § 5. A right. Dereehos, rights.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

(Spanish) A right; a lawful claim.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In Spanish law. Law or right. Derecho cotnun, common law. The civil law is so called. A right. Derechos, rights. Also, specifically, an impost laid upon goods or provisions or upon persons or lands, by way of tax or contribution. Noe v. Card, 14 Cal. 576, 608.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In Spanish law. Law or right. Derecho comun, common law. The civil law is so called. A right. Derechos, rights,