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The first paragraph of this article, respecting the droit d'aubaine, to be omitted; that law being supposed peculiar to France.
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The first paragraph of this article respecting the droit d'aubaine to be omitted, that law being supposed peculiar to France.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 1, part 1: George Washington 1878
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[19] A certain German missionary, well known in this part of the world, exasperated by the seizure of a few dollars and a claim to the _droit d'aubaine_, advised the authorities of Aden to threaten the "combustion" of Tajurrah.
First Footsteps in East Africa Richard Francis Burton 1855
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Property is a droit d'aubaine which the proprietor claims as a thing marked by him with his seal.
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