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An animal of a type generally considered to be domesticated, gentle, tame, and therefore more apt to serve (or be eaten by) than to attack (or eat) its master. | An animal of a type generally considered to be domesticated, gentle, tame, and therefore more apt to serve (or be eaten by) than to attack (or eat) its master. | ||
Dogs, (domestic) cats, cows, geese, hamsters: these are [[mansuetae naturae]]. | Dogs, (domestic) cats, cows, geese, hamsters: these are [[mansuetae naturae]]. If such a beast causes one’s neighbor an injury, its master will only be liable if {{sex|he}} knew that the beast and a nasty streak — in {{casenote|Rex|Huggins}} the beast in question was a beagle with no such known streak, and to recover the dry-cleaning bill, Mr. Huggins was forced to proceed against Rex directly. | ||
To be contrasted with animals ''[[ferae naturae]]''. | To be contrasted with animals ''[[ferae naturae]]''. Like Scots terriers. | ||
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{{C|Tort|Latin}} | {{C|Tort|Latin}} | ||