UTRUBI
\ˈʌtɹuːbˌa͡ɪ], \ˈʌtɹuːbˌaɪ], \ˈʌ_t_ɹ_uː_b_ˌaɪ]\
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In the civil law. The name of a species of interdict for retaining a thing, granted for the purpose of protecting the possession of a movable thing, as the uti possidetis was granted for an immovable. Inst. 4, 15, 4; Mackeld. Rom. Law,
By Henry Campbell Black
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.