- caput lupinum
- Same as callus lupus.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
caput lupinum
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CAPUT Lupinum — in LL. Edw. Confesloris, c. 7. Sirepertus fuerit et retineri possit, vivus Regi reddatur, vel caput eius, si se defenderit. Lupinum einim gerit caput. Et haec est lex communis et generalis de omnibus Utlagatu; gerere dicebatur omnis utlagatus, i … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
caput lupinum — /kaepat luwpanam/ In old English law, a wolfs head. An outlawed felon was said to be caput lupinum, and might be knocked on the head like a wolf. 4 Bl.Comm. 284, 320 … Black's law dictionary
caput lupinum — /kaepat luwpanam/ In old English law, a wolfs head. An outlawed felon was said to be caput lupinum, and might be knocked on the head like a wolf. 4 Bl.Comm. 284, 320 … Black's law dictionary
caput genere lupinum — To bear the head of a wolf. The expression was anciently applied to an outlaw, and its meaning was that anyone might knock him on the head as a wolf, in case he would not peaceably surrender himself when taken. Drew v Drew, 37 Me 389, 391 … Ballentine's law dictionary
lupinum caput — A wolf head, a person whom anyone might kill and receive a reward for his head,–an outlaw … Ballentine's law dictionary
lupinum caput gerere — To have one s head regarded as a wolf s, with a bounty for its capture,–to be outlawed … Ballentine's law dictionary
utlagatus est quas extra legem positus, caput gerit lupinum — /atlageytas est kweysay ekstra liyjam pozatas. kaepat jerat l(y)uwpaynam/ An outlaw is, as it were, put out of the protection of the law. He bears the head of a wolf … Black's law dictionary
LUPUS — I. LUPUS Cos. cum Maximo, A. U. C. 984. II. LUPUS Dux Seu. Imp. ab Albini militibus victus, de quo vide Casaub. ad Seu. Spartiani. III. LUPUS Ep. Senonensis, qui tantâ erat in pauperes munificentiâ, ut nullum sibi thesaurum relinqueret, sed omnes … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Wolf [2] — Wolf (Canis Lupus L., s. Tafel »Raubtiere III«, Fig. 3), Raubtier aus der Gattung Hund (Canis), 1,15 lang, mit 45 cm langem Schwanz, etwa 85 cm hoch, mit hagerm Leib, breiter, gestreckter, spitziger Schnauze, breiten, spitzen, aufrechten Ohren,… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
wolf's head — In old English law, this term was used as descriptive of the condition of an outlaw. Such persons were said to carry a wolf s head (caput lupinum); for if caught alive they were to be brought to the king, and if they defended themselves they… … Black's law dictionary
