Aspect
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
View of possibility. A pleading "with a double aspect" is one based on alternative hypotheses of fact.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
View; object; possibility. Implies the existence of alternatives. Used in the phrases “bill with a double aspect” and “contingency with a double aspect.”
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
A bill in equity may be framed with a "double aspect," embracing alternative averments, provided that each aspect entitles the complainant to substantially the same relief, and that the same defenses are applicable to each.3 See Relief, 2.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A contingent remainder^ (q. v.) limited in substitution for another contingent remainder in fee simple. As if land be given to A. for life, and, if be have a son, then to that son in fee; and if he have no son, then toB. in fee. 1 Steph. Cam, 302.