Marches

English Law: Marches in the Past

This word signifies the limits or confines or borders. Bac. Law Tracts, tit. Jurisdiction of the Marches, p. 246. It was applied to the limits between England (see more about this legal system) and Wales or Scotland (see more about this legal system). In Scotland (see more about this legal system) the term marches is applied to the boundaries between private properties. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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Notes and References

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

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