Legal Definitions - cum curiis et bloodwitis

CUM CURIIS ET BLOODWITIS

cum curiis et bloodwitis (pronounced "kum kyoor-ee-is et bluhd-wi-tis") is a Latin term used in Scots law. It refers to the power of holding courts and fining for blood. If property is disposed of cum curiis et bloodwitis, the purchaser of a barony is entitled to cumulative jurisdiction over barony matters.

An example of cum curiis et bloodwitis would be if a person purchased a barony with the stipulation that it was disposed of cum curiis et bloodwitis. This would give the purchaser the power to hold courts and fine individuals for crimes committed within the barony.

Another example would be if a person inherited a title that was disposed of cum curiis et bloodwitis. This would give them the power to hold courts and fine individuals for crimes committed within their jurisdiction.

These examples illustrate how cum curiis et bloodwitis grants the power of jurisdiction to the purchaser or inheritor of a barony or title.