Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Dominus capitalis loco haeredis habetur, quoties per defectum vel delictum extinguitur sanguis sui tenentis

The supreme lord takes the place of the heir, as often as the blood of the tenant is extinct through deficiency or crime.

sanguis

n. [Latin] 1. Roman law. Blood relationship. 2. Hist. Consanguinity. 3. Hist. The right of a chief lord to judge cases involving bloodshed.