Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Custuma

[French coustum "toll" or "tribute"] Hist. A duty or impost.

Statutum de Nova Custuma

See CARTA MERCATORIA.

antiqua custuma

n. [law latin "ancient customs"] hist. a tax on wool, woolfells, and leather, under st. 3 edw. 0 the distinction between antiqua custuma and nova custuma arose when the king imposed new taxes on the same articles in the 22nd year of his reign. cf. nova custuma.

nova custuma

n. [Law Latin "new custom"] Hist. A tax; an imposition. Cf ANTIQUA CUSTUMA.