Sus Per Coll

English Law: Sus Per Coll in the Past

In the English practice, a calendar is made out of attainted criminals and the judge signs the calendar with their separate judgments in the margin. In the case of a capital felony. it is written opposite the prisoner’s name, “let him be hanged by the neck,” which, when the proceedings were in Latin, was, “suspendatur per collum,” or, in the abbreviated form, “sus’ per coll’.” 4 Bl. Comm. 403. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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

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