Momentum
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 the civil law. An Instant; an indivisible portion of time. Calv. Lex. A portion of time that might be measured, a division or subdivision of an hour, answering in some degree to the modern "minute," but of longer duration. According to Accursius, ten moments (mo Tnenta) made a point (punctum), and four points an hour. Calv. Lex. Hence, no doubt, the rule stated in Bracton, that an hour consists of forty moments (hora fit ex quadraginta momentis), which has been so far misunderstood as to be pronounced a misprint. Bracton, fols. 264, 359b; Fleta, lib. 5, c. 5, § 31.
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
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In the civil law. An instant; an indivisible portion of time; a portion of time that might be measured, a division or subdivision of an hour, answering in some degree to the modem minute, but of longer duration.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In the civil law. An instant; an indivisible portion of time. Cals vin. A portion of time that might be measured; a division or subdivision of an hour; ans swering in some degree to the modern minute, but of longer duration. Calvin.