Legal Definition and Related Resources of Annus
Meaning of Annus
(Lat.) In civil law and old English law. A year; the period of three hundred and sixty-five days. Dig. 40. 7. 4. 5; Bracton, fol. 359. See “Year.”
What does Annus mean in American Law?
The definition of Annus in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
A year.
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This definition of Annus Is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This entry needs to be proofread.
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Concept of “Annus”
Traditional meaning of annus in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) A year. Annus deliberandi: the year of deliberation, allowed in Scotch law to the heir to decide whether he will accept the inheritance. Annus et dies: a year and a day. Annus, dies, et vastum: year, day, and waste. Annus inceptus pro completo habetur: a year begun is held as completed. Annus luctus: the year of mourning, following the husband’s death, and during which, in the Roman law, the widow could not marry; see 1st Book (“The Rights of Persons”), Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England 456. Annus utilis: an available year, one during which a right could be exercised or a prescription grow.
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Notes and References
- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Annus”, 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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Meaning of Annus
In this law dictionary, the legal term annus is a kind of the Roman law class.
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