COVERT - Black's Law Dictionary

What is COVERT? Definition of COVERT in Black's Law Dictionary - Legal dictionary - Glossary of legal terms.

Covered, protected, sheltered. A pound covert is one  that  is closed or covered over, as distinguished from  pound overt, which is open overhead. Co.Litt. 47b;  3 Bl.Comm. 12. A feme covert is so called,  as being  under  the wing,  protection, or cover  of her husband. 1 Bl.Comm. 442.

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