Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

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Inquirendodefined inBallentine's (1916)Black's (1910)Black's (1891)Abbott (1879)Burrill (1850)
Lunacy, commission of. An authority in writing authorizing an inquiry into the mental condition of some person alleged to be of unsound mind. Lupl Qum caput gerere. To bear a wolf'

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Case Law
Definitions from Case Law — U.S. Supreme Court case-identified definitions
U.S. Code
United States Code
Cyclopedic (1922)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary — 2nd edition, 1922
Ballentine's (1916)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary — 1st edition, 1916
Bouvier (1914)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia — Rawle's 3rd Revision, 1914
Black's (1910)
Black's Law Dictionary — 2nd edition, 1910
Kinney (1893)
A Law Dictionary and Glossary — 1893
Black's (1891)
A Dictionary of Law — 1st edition, 1891
Anderson (1889)
A Dictionary of Law — 1889
Stimson (1881)
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law — 1881
Abbott (1879)
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence — 1879
Burrill (1850)
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary — 1850
Bouvier (1839)
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States — 1st edition, 1839