NOMEN COLLECTIVUM. This expression is used to signify that a word in the
singular number is to be understood in the plural in certain cases.
2. Misdemeanor, for example, is a word of this kind, and when in the
singular, may be taken as nomen collectivum, and including several offences.
2 Barn. & Adolph. 75. Heir, in the singular, sometimes includes all the
heirs.