Furiosus
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Burrill (1850)
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
Lat. A madman or lunatic; one violently insane. Furiosi nulla voluntas est: a madman has no will. Furiosus absentis loco est: a madman is the same with an absent person (that is, his presence is of no effect). Furiosus nullum negotium contrahere potest: a madman can contract nothing, — can make no contract. Furiosus nullum negotium gerere potest, quia non intelligit quod agit: a madman can transact no business, because he does not understand what he does. Furiosus solo [or solum] furore punitur: a madman is punished by his madness alone; that is, he is not answerable or punishable for his actions.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. [from furere, to rage.] A madman or lunatic; one violently insane. Furiosus nullum negotium gerere potest, quia non intelligit quod agit. A madman can transact no business, because he does not understand what he does. Inst. 3. 20. 8. Tales [furiosi] non multum distant a brutis quae ratione carent. Such are not far removed from brutes, who have no reason. Bract. fol. 420 b. 4 Co. 126. Furiosus solo furore punitur. A madman is punished by his madness alone; that is, he is not answerable or punishable for his actions. Co. Litt. 247 b. 4 Bl. Com. 24, 396. Broom's Max. 9.