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Ad Rationem Ponere

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

To cite a person to appear.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

To cite to appear.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

To cite a person to appear. AD RECTUM (L. Lat). To right. To do right. To meet an accusation. To answer the demands of the law. Eabeant cos ad rectum. They shall render themselves to answer the law, or to make satisfaction. Bract, fol. 124 6.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A technical expression in the old records of the Exchequer, signifying, to put to the bar and interrogate as to a charge made; to arraign on a trial.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A technical expression in the old records of the Exchequer, signifying, to put to the bar and interrogate as toa charge made; to arraign on a trial.