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If any free man, out of contempt for our command, shall have presumed to remain at home when the others go to war, let him know that he ought to pay the full hari bannum according to the law of the Franks, - that is, sixty solidi.
De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History » Charlemagne’s way of raising troops 2009
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In earlier French law the ban of wine or _bannum vini_, was the exclusive right of a lord to sell wine during a stated number of days, and the ban of
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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This _bannum dominicum_, as it was called, was employed by all feudal lords, from the king downwards, against offenders, and played an important part in the administration of justice in feudal times.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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A variant form of this word was _heriban_ or _ariban_, and it is possible that some confusion between the early syllables of this word and the word _arrière_ led to a distinction between the _ban_ and the _arrière-ban_ or _retro-bannum_.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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Mr. Kemble expressly assigns this character to the Anglo-Saxon _bannum_ or _fredum_.
Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society Henry Sumner Maine 1855
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Nec vi. dit aliquem Nuntium vel Comitem Do - mini Pape accipere bannum de Trifenta, vel debere habere, De Glazano tnterro - gatus dicit, quia parttm eft Arriman - nia, & partim Empheteufis.
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Et infuper mijit bannum ex parte Domni Imperatoris, ut nullus quislibst eundem Lanfrancum farte prediiii Monefierii de is omnibus rebus devejiire, molejiare, vel inquieta - te adeat, fme legale judicio.
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Lat. _bannum_), the public legal notice of an impending marriage.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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