Legal Definition and Related Resources of Corregidor
Meaning of Corregidor
In Spanish law. A magistrate who took cognizance of various misdemeanors, and of civil matters. 2 White, New Recop. 53.
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Concept of “Corregidor”
Traditional meaning of corregidor in the Spanish law history (with some legal use in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Spanish) A magistrate having jurisdiction over civil matters and misdemeanors.
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Notes and References
- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Corregidor”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. This term and/or definition may be absolete. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary, based on a glossary of terms, included Corregidor.
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Meaning of Corregidor in the Past
Spanish (see more about the Spanish legal system here) law. A magistrate who took cognizance of ‘various misdemeanors and of civil matters. 2 White’s Coll. 53. [1]
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Notes and References
- Partialy, this information about corregidor is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including corregidor.
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