Blacks Law Dict. 1st ed

CONJURATOR

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CONJUNCTA. In the civil law. Things joined together or united; as distinguished from disjuncta, things disjoined or separated. Dig. 50, 16, 53. CONJUNCTIM. Lat. In old English law. Jointly. Inst. 2, 20, 8. CONJUNCTIM ET DIVISIM. L. Lat In old English law. Jointly and severally. CONJUNCTIO. In the civil law. Con junction; connection of words in a sentence. See Dig. 50, 16, 29, 142. Conjunctio mariti et feminre est de jure naturae. The union of husband and wife is of the law of nature. CONJUNCTIVE. A grammatical term for particles which serve for joining or con necting together. Thus, the conjunction "and" is called a "conjunctive," and "or" a "disjunctive," conjunction. CONJUNCTIVE OBLIGATION. A conjunctive obligation is one in which the several objects in it are connected by a copu lative, or in any other manner which shows that all of them are severally comprised in the contract. This contract creates as many different obligations as there are different ob jects; and the debtor, when he wishes to dis charge himself, may force the creditor to re ceive them separately. Civil Code La. art. 2063. CONJURATIO. In old English law. A swearing together; an oath administered to several together; a combination or con federacy under oath. Cowell. In old European law. A compact of the inhabitants of a commune, or municipal ity, confirmed by their oaths to each other and which was the basis of the commune. Steph. Lect. 119. CONJURATION. In old English law, A plot or compact made by pei sons combin ing by oath to do any public harm. Cowell. The offense of having conference or com merce with evil spirits, in order to discover some secret, or effect some purpose. Id. Classed by Blackstone with witchcraft, en chantment, and sorcery, but distinguished from each of these by other writers. 4 Bl. Comm. 60; Cowell. CONJURATOR. In old English law. One who swears or is sworn with others; one bound by oath witU others; a compurgator; a conspirator.

CONGILDONES. In Saxon law. Fel low-members of a guild. CONGIUS. An ancient measure contain ing about a gallon and a pint. Cowell. CONGREGATION. An assembly or so ciety of persons who together constitute the principal supporters of a particular parish, or habitually meet at the same church for relig ious exercises. In the ecclesiastical law, this term is used to designate certain bureaus at Rome, where ecclesiastical matters are attended to. CONGRESS. In international law. An assembly of envoys, commissioners, dep uties, etc., from different sovereignties who meet to concert measures for their common good, or to adjust their mutual concerns. In American law. The name of the leg islative assembly of the United States, com posed of the senate and house of representa tives, (q. v.) CONGRESSUS. The extreme practical test of the truth of a charge of impotence brought against a husband by a wife. It is now disused. Causes Celfebres, 6, 183. CONJECTIO. In the civil law of evi dence. A throwing together. Presumption; the putting of things together, with the in ference drawn therefrom. CONJECTIO CAUS^. In the civil Jaw. A statement of the case. A brief syn opsis of the case given by the advocate to the judge in opening the trial. Calvin. CONJECTURE. A slight degree of cre dence, arising from evidence too weak or too remote to cause belief. Supposition or surmise. The idea of a fact, suggested by another fact; as a possi ble cause, concomitant, or result. Burrill, Circ. Ev. 27. CONJOINTS. Persons married to each other. Story, Confl. Laws, § 71. CONJUDEX. In old English law. An associate judge. Bract. 403. CONJUGAL RIGHTS. Matrimonial rights; the right which husband and wife have to each other's society, comfort, and af fection. CONJUGIUM. One of the names of marriage, among the Romans. Tayl. Civil Law, 284. CONJUNCT. In Scotch law. Joint.

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