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Vara

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

(Spanish) A land measure 33 inches. See 98 U. S. 428, 25 L. Ed. 251.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A measure used in Mexican land grants equal to 32.9927 inches. Ainsa v. U. S., 161 U. S. 219, 16 Sup. Ct. 544, 40 L. Ed. 673.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A Spanish-American measure of length, equal to 33 English inches or a trifle more or less, varying according to local usage, See U. St v. Perot, 98 In S. 428, 25 L. Ed. 251.