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.