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Manurable

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

In old English law. Capable of being had or held in hand; capable of manual occupation; capable of being cultivated; capable of being touched; tangible; corporeal. Hale, Anal. § 24. MANUS (Lat. hand). Anciently signified the person taking an oath as a compurgator. The use of this word probably came from the party laying his hand on the New Testament. Manus signifies, among the civilians, power, and is frequently used as synonymous with potestas. Lee. Elm. § 94.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Tillable; corporeal; tangible.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In old English law. Capable of being had or held in hand; capable of manual occupation; capable of being cultivated; capable of being touched; tangible; corporeal. Hale, Anal. § 24.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

In old English law. Capable of being had or held in hand; capable of being cultivated; tangible: corporeal.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In old English law. Capable of being had or held in hand; capable of manual occupation; capable of being cultivated; capable of being touched; tangible; corporeal. Hale, Anal. § 24.