Bilinguis

English Law: Bilinguis in the Past

One who uses two tongues or languages. Formerly a jury, part Englishmen and part foreigners, to give a verdict between an Englishman and a foreigner. Vide Medietas Linguae, Plowd. 2. It is abolished in Pennsylvania (see more about this U.S. State laws here). Act April 14, 1834, 149. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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1. Partialy, this information about bilinguis is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including bilinguis.

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