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Verbera

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Kinney (1893)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

(Lat.)

In old English law. Blows; beatings. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 53, § 1. VERBIS STANDUM UBI NULLA AMBIguitas.^ One must abide by the words where there is no ambiguity. Tray. Lat. Max. 612. VERBUM IMPERFECTI TEMPORIS rem adliuc imperfectam significat. The imperfect tense of the verb indicates an incomplete matter. 6 Wend. (N. Y.) 103, 120. VERDEROR (from Fr. verdeur, from vert or verd, green; Law Lat. virida/riue). An officer in king's forest, whose office is keep the assizes of the forest, and receive and enroll the attachments and presentments of trespasses within the forest, and certify thetn to the swain mote or justice seat. Cowell; Burn, Ecc. Law; Manw. For. Law, pt. 1, p. 832.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

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In old English law. Blows; beatings.