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COMMON

Categories: Contracts

Definition (1910 Edition)

though there be no deed or instrument to prove the original contract. 4 Coke, 37; 1

cliff, 10 Wend. (N. Y.) 648.—Common of fishery. The same as Common of piscary. See énfra.—Common of fowling. In some parts of the country a right of taking wild animals (such as conies or wildfowl) from the land of another has been found to exist; in the case of wildfowl, it is called a ‘“‘common of fowling.”
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.