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Aqua

A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

Lat., Awe, aewe, ewe, Lat. fr. In the civil and old English law. Water; a stream of water; a water-course. Aqua aestiva: summer water; water used in summer only. Aqua cedit solo: water follows the land; water goes with the land which it covers. Aqua cooperta: covered with water. Aqua currens: running water. Aqua currit, et debet currere, ut currere solebat: water runs, and ought to run, as it used to run. Aqua dulcis or frisca: fresh water. Aqua fontanea: spring water. Aqua pluvia: rain water. Aqua profluens: flowing or running water. Aqua quotidiana: daily water. Aqua salsa: salt water. Aqua trestornata: a stream turned out of its course.