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TRIBUTE(law)

TRIBUTE (law)


TRIBUTE. A contribution which is sometimes raised by the sovereign from his subject, to sustain the expenses of the state. It is also a sum of money subject, to sustain the expenses of the state. It is also a sum of money paid by one nation to another under some pretended right. Wolff, Sec. 1145. paid by one nation to another under some pretended right. Wolff, Sec. 1145.