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Auter

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889), Stimson (1881)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Other; another.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

autre, I. fr. Another; other. Auter action pending; a species of plea in abatement other fight; another's right Auter Tie: others, v. Autrefois; En auter droit; Pur

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Autre. L. Fr. Another;

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

See Atjtke.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

autre, fr. Another; other. Auter action pendant (another action pending): a plea in abatement stating that a prior suit has been begun for the same cause. En autre droit: in right of another. Pur auter vie: for the life of another. Auterment: otherwise. Autrefois: at another time; formerly; heretofore. Autrefois acquit (formerly acquitted): a plea of a criminal in bar to an indictment, that he has once before been acquitted of the same offence; v. Plea. So also Autrefois convict, that he has been once before convicted; asid Autrefois attaint, once before attainted; v. Attainder. Auxi,/r. Also;. so. Auxybien: as well.