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Aggrieved

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

Injuriously affected.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Subjected to loss or injury. See 25 L. R. A. (N. S.) 155, note; also 62 L. R. A. 700.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Having a grievance, or suffered loss or injury. The "parties aggrieved" are those against whom an appealable order or judgment has been entered; Ely v. Frishie, 17 CaL 260. One cannot be said to be aggrieved unless error has been committed against him; Kinealy v. Macklin, G7 Mo. 95; Wiggin v. Swett, (J Mete. (Mass.) 197, 39 Am. Dec. 716; Swackhamer v. Kline's Adm'r, 25 N. J. Eq. 503; 4 Q. B. Div. 90.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Having suffered loss or injury; damnified; Injured.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Having suffered loss or injury; damnified; injured.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

' Damaged, injured, ex- )sed to loss: as, that the party aggrieved ay appeal or have a writ of error. The " party aggrieved " is he against whom 1 appealable order or judgment has been itered;* a party prejudiced by the judgent;'i one against whom error has been immitted by a decree or judgment entered; s le whose pecuniary interest is directly afcted by the order or decree — whose right ■ property may be established or divested 7 the order or decree.' Before a person can be said to be " aggrieve(i," so to'be enti Ue4 to an appeal within the meaning of 396 of the code of New York, the adjudication must ve binding force against his rights, his person, or 3 property. The fact that an order may remotely ' L. aggravare^ to add to a load: gravis, heavy, i Hathaway v. Eice, 19 Vt. 107 (1846), Royce, C. J. e also Steph. Plead. 267; 3 Am. Jur. 287-^13. l Utley V. Donaldson, 91 U. S. 49 (1876). 1 Pars. Contr. 6. 'F. agrever, to overwhelm: L. axi-gravis. ' Ely V. Frisbee, 17 Cal. 261 (1861). People V. Pfeit Eer, 69 Cal. 91 (1881); 8 id. 315 or contingently affect interests which a receiver represents does not give him a right of appeal. ^ In the New York act of 1858, the party aggrieved by proceedings relative to any assessment for local improvements in the city of New York may apply to vacate the same. This refers to the person injured by the proceedings. The injury must be a direct, not a remote or consequential, result. ^