Fisc
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Burrill (1850), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In civil law. The treasury of a prince; the public treasury. 1 Low. (U. S.) 361. Hence, to confiscate a thing is to appropriate it to the fisc. Paillet, Dr. Pub. 21, note, says that fiscus, in the Roman law, signified the treasure of the prince, and aerarium the treasurer of the state. But this distinction was not observed in France.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
The treasury or property of a prince or state. Hence confiscate, and the old word confi^h.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
[from Lat. fiscus, q. v.] The treasury or property of a prince or state. Hence confiscate, (q. v.)
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
civil law. The treasury of a prince. The public treasury. Hence to confiscate a thing, is to appropriate it to the fisc.