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Special Custom

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

A local custom. See "Custom."

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A particular or local custom. Bodflsh v. Fox, 23 Me. 95, 39 Am. Dec. 611. See Custom.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A particular or local custom; one which, in respect to the sphere of its observance, does not extend throughout the entire state or country, but is Confined to some particular district or locality. 1 Bl. Comm. 67; Bodfish v. Fox, 23 Me. 95, 39 Am. Dec. 6il.

Defined under Custom in Black's Law Dictionary.