Levitical Degrees

Concept of Levitical Degrees

Traditional meaning of levitical degrees [1] in the English common law history: Those degrees of kindred set forth in the eighteenth chapter of Leviticus, within which marriage is forbidden by the English and American law. [rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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Notes and References

1. Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Levitical Degrees”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. This term and/or definition may be absolete. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary, based on a glossary of terms, included Levitical Degrees.

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