Legal Term: QUADRIENNIUM UTILE

Definition: Scotch law. The four years of a minor between his age of twenty-one and twenty-five years, are so called. 2. During this period he is permitted to impeach contracts made against his interest previous to his arriving at the age of twenty-one years. Ersk. Prin. B. 1, t. 7, n. 19, 1 Bells Com. 135, 5th ed., Ersk. Inst. B. 1, t. 7, s. 35.

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