Variance
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence · Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
A difference, inconsistency, or variation between the evidence adduced and the allegation in pleading in support of which the evidence is offered, or between the intimation of the cause of action given in a writ and the cause as shown in the declaration.