Bl. Com.

English Proper noun en legal Abbreviation of Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England. en 1787 Charles Durnford Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Kings' Bench, Parts 5-7 469 As well the existence of private customs must be shewn, as that the thing in dispute is within the custom alledged. 1 Bl. Com. 76. en 1838 Thomas Sergeant View of Land Laws of Pennsylvania 195 A manor could not legally exist without a court baron.(1)(1) 2 Bl. Com. 90. 3 Bl. Com. 33. 4 Bl. Com. 273. en 1877 John Barbee Minor Institutes of Common and Statute Law 2 70 Fealty. Belongs to copyhold, as to all feudal tenures, except estates at will. (1 Th. Co. Lit. 675 ; 2 Bl. Com. 97.) 2e. en 1987 Alexander M. Burrill A Law Dictionary and Glossary 620 Feudum antiquum ; an ancient feud or fief ; a fief descended to the vassal from his ancestors. 2 Bl. Com. 212, 221. en 2011 Eimear Spain The Role of Emotions in Criminal Law Defences 117 He saw necessity as amounting to a 'defect of the will' which renders one incapable of committing a crime, 4 Bl. Com. 27. Usage notes This is the customary abbreviation of this term as used in legal citation, with respect to any of the four volumes of commentaries written by English Jurist Sir William Blackstone. Notations Refers to...1 Bl. Com.1st Book ("The Rights of Persons"), Commentaries.2 Bl. Com.2nd Book ("The Rights of Things"), Commentaries.3 Bl. Com.3rd Book ("Of Private Wrongs"), Commentaries.4 Bl. Com.4th Book ("Of Public Wrongs"), Commentaries. (This is usually followed by the page number) William Blackstone Commentaries on the Laws of England References LawJournal > Legal Abbreviations > Bl. Com. Anagrams en bclmo clomb en case citation abbreviations