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Meaning of Boni homines

(Law Lat.) In old European law. Good men; a name given, In early European jurisprudence, to the tenants of the lord, who judged each other in the lord”s courts. 3 Bl. Comm. 349. Blackstone, speaking of the origin of juries, says that all the nations which adopted the feudal system, as Germany, France, and Italy, had a tribunal composed of twelve good men and true (boni homines), usually the vassals or tenants of the lord, being the equals or peers of the parties litigant. Esprit des Lois, liv. 30, c. 18. This term has survived in the courts to the present day.

What does Boni Homines mean in American Law?

The definition of Boni Homines in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

Also boni et legales homines. Essentially the same as bones gents, but more particularly referring to free tenants of a lord who judged other free tenants in his feudal court.

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