Vetera statuta
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Ancient statutes, those enacted from the time of Magna Charta through the reign of Edward II.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat Ancient statutes. The English statutes from Magna Charta to the end of the reign of Edward II. are se calied; those from the beginning of the reign of Edward III. bsing contradistinguished by the appellation of "Nova Statuta." 2 Reeve, Eng. Law, 85.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I Ancient statutes, — the English statutes from Magna Chai'ta to the end of the reign of Edward IL v. Nova statuta.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
The ancient statutes end of the reign of Edward II.