Definition of DEFENSO in Black's Law Dictionary 4th Edition – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
Definition of DEFENSO
That part of any open field or place that was allotted for corn or hay, and upon which there was no common or feeding, was anciently said to be in defenso; so of any meadow ground that was laid in for hay only. The same term was applied to a wood where part was inclosed or fenced, to secure the growth of the underwood from the injury of cattle. Cowell.
In the Civil Law
A defender: one who assumed the defense of another's case in court. Also an advocate. A tutor or curator.
In Canon Law
The advocate or patron of a church. An officer who had charge of the temporalities of the church.
In Old English Law
A guardian, defender, or protector. The defendant in an action. A person vouched in to warranty.
In General
Defensor civitatis. Defender or protector of a city or municipality. An officer under the Roman empire, whose duty it was to protect the people against the injustice of the magistrates, the insolence of the subaltern officers, and the rapacity of the money-lenders. Schm. Civil Law, Introd. 16; Cod. 1, 55, 4. He had the powers of a judge, with jurisdiction of pecuniary causes to a limited amount, and the lighter species of offenses. Cod. 1, 55, 1; Nov. 15, c. 3, § 2; Id. c. 6, § 1: He had also the care of the public records, and powers similar to those of a notary in regard to the execution of wills and conveyances.
Defensor fidei. Defender of the faith. See Defender.
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