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vectigal

vectigal (vek-tI-g[schwa]l), n. Roman & civil law. 1. A tax, esp. an import or export duty, paid to the state. 2. An annual ground rent paid in kind or in money. Pl. vectigalia (vek-t[schwa]-gay-lee-[schwa]). vectigal judiciarium (vek-tI-g[schwa]l joo-dish-ee-air-ee-[schwa]m), n. A tax or fine to defray the expenses of maintaining courts of justice. Pl. vectigalia judiciaria.

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emphyteusis

emphyteusis (em-fi-t[y]oo-sis), n. [Greek “implanting”] Greek, Roman & civil law. A contract by which one person delivered to another (the emphyteuta) a tract of land, either in perpetuity or for a long period of time, in exchange for the obligation to cultivate the land and to pay annual rental. • In Roman law, the land

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