Backing
Defined in 8 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Indorsement; Indorsement by a magistrate. Backing a warrant becomes necessary when it is desired to serve it in a county other than that in which it was first issued. In such a case the indorsement of a magistrate of the new county authorizes its service there as fully as if first issued in that
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Indorsement Indorsement by a magistrate. Backing a warrant becomes necessary when it is desired to serve it in a county other than that in which it was first issued. In such a case the indorsement of a magistrate of the new county authorizes its service there as fully as if first issued in that county. The custom prevails in England, Scotland, and some of the United States. See 2
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
Indorsement Backing a justice of the peace of a warrant county, in order that it may be dorsement by a proper officer of treaty.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Indorsement; indorsement by a magistrate.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
Indorsement. Backing a w^arrant: the indorsement of a warrant, issued in one county, by a justice of the peace of another, which enables it to be served in the latter county.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
In practice. Endorsement. In England, where a warrant of a justice of the peace in one county is to be executed in another, it must first be endorsed by the justice in such other county, which is termed backing the warrant. 4BI. Com. 291. A similar practice exists in some of the United States, though the term backing is rarely used. 2 A^. F. Rev. Stat. [707,] 590, § 5.