Approvement

Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850), Bouvier (1839)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

By the common law, approvement is said to be a species of confession, and incident to the arraignment of a prisoner indicted for treason or felony, who confesses the. fact before plea pleaded, and appeals or accuses others, his accomplices, in the same crime, in order to obtain his own pardon.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Confessing a capital offense after indictment and before pleading and accusing another of it. See 26 111. 344.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

By the common law, approvement is said to be a species of confession, and incident to the arraignment of a prisoner indicted for treason or felony, who confesses the fact before plea pleaded, and appeals or .accuses others, hls accomplices in the same crime, in order to obtain his own pardon. In this case he is called an "approver," or "prover," "probator," and the party appealed or accused is called the "appellee." Such approvement can only be in capital offenses, and it ls, as it were, equivalent to an indictment, since the appellee Is equally called upon to answer it. Gray v. People, 26 III. 344 ; Whiskey Cases, 99 U S. 599. 25 L. Ed. 399: State v. Graham, 41 N. J. Law, 15, 32 Am. Rep. 174.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

In English law. Inclosure; the inclosing of part of a common, leaving sufficient common with egress and regress for the commoners; inclosure for the purpose of cultivation: cultivation or improvement. A species of confession, by which a person indicted of a capital crime and arraigned confessed the fact before plea pleaded, and accused others his accomplices in the crime, in order to obtain his pardon. Superseded by the practice of permitting the person confessing to give evidence against his associates, thas making him what is called in England queen's evidence, and in the United States, state's evidence, v. Approver.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

By the common law, approvement is said to be a species of confession, and incident to the arraignment of a prisoner indicted for treason or felony, who confesses the fact before plea pleaded, and appeals or accuses others, his accomplices in the same crime, in order to obtain his own pardon. In this case he is called an "approver," or "prover," "probator," and the party appealed or accused is called the "appellee." Such approvement can only be in capital offenses, and it is, as it were, equivalent to an indictment, since the appellee is equally called upon to answer it. 26 Ill. 547.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

[L. Lat. approveamentum, appruam^ntum,\ Enclosure; the enclosing part of a common or waste ground, leaving sufficient common* with egress and regress for the commoners. 2 BL Com. 34. 3 Id. 240. 1 Crabb's Real Prop. 291, §319. /c?. 306, § 342. CowelL Enclosure for the purpose of cultivation; cultivation or improvement. Id.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

inthe Englis law. 1. The enclosing the common land within the lord’s waste, so as to leave egress and regress to the tenant who is a commoner. —2. The augmentation of the profits of land. Stat. of Merton, 20 Hen. 8;