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Act In Pais

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

An act performed out of court, and which is not a matter of record. A deed or an assurance transacted between two or more private persons in the country, that is, according to the old common law, upon the very spot to be transferred, is matter in pais. 2 Bl. Comm. 294. See "In Pais."

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

An act done or performed out of court, and not a matter of record. A deed or an assurance transacted between two or more private persons in the country, that is, according to the old common law, upon the very spot to be transferred, is matter in pais. 2 Bl. Comm. 294.

Defined under Act in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

An act done or performed out of court, and not a matter of reeord. A deed or an assurance transacted between two or more private persons in the country, that is, according to the old common law, upon the very spot to be transferred, is matter in pais. 2 Bl. Comm. 294.