Vulgaris
Defined in 1 dictionary — Kinney (1893)
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
Lat. Common. Vulgaris opinio: common opinion; — est duplex, sc. opinio vulgaris orta inter graves et discretos, et quae vultum veritatis habet, et opinio tantum orta inter leves et vulgares homines, absque specie veritatis: common opinion is twofold, viz., common opinion which originates among grave and discreet men, and which has a countenance of truth, and an opinion which originates only among light and vulgar men, without a show of truth.
In old English law. Vulgaris purgatio: common purgation, — a name given to the trial by ordeal, to distinguish it from the canonical purgation, which was by oath.