Bl. Com.
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English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
- (law) Abbreviation of Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England.
- 1787, Charles Durnford, Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Kings' Bench, Parts 5-7, page 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.
- 1838, Thomas Sergeant, View of Land Laws of Pennsylvania, page 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.
- 1877, John Barbee Minor, Institutes of Common and Statute Law, volume 2, page 70:
- Fealty. Belongs to copyhold, as to all feudal tenures, except estates at will. (1 Th. Co. Lit. 675 ; 2 Bl. Com. 97.) 2e.
- 1987, Alexander M. Burrill, A Law Dictionary and Glossary, page 620:
- Feudum antiquum ; an ancient feud or fief ; a fief descended to the vassal from his ancestors. 2 Bl. Com. 212, 221.
- 2011, Eimear Spain, The Role of Emotions in Criminal Law Defences, page 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[edit]
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)
