Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bourgeois
Meaning of Bourgeois
In old French law. The inhabitant of a bourg (q.v.) Steph. Lect. 118. A person entitled to the privileges of a municipal corporation; a burgess. Id.
What does Bourgeois mean in American Law?
The definition of Bourgeois in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
A member of the bourgeoisie.
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Concept of “Burgess, Bourgeois”
Traditional meaning of burgess, bourgeois in the French law history (with some legal use in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in French) The freeman of a borough; a magistrate; an elector; a representative in Parliament.
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- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Burgess, Bourgeois”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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