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Bill Of Proof

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

In English practice. The claim made by a third person to the subject-matter in dispute between the parties to a suit in the court of the mayor of London. 2 Chit. Prac. 492; 1 Marsh. 233.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A third party claim to the subject matter of a suit.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

The claim made by a third person to the subject-matter in dispute between the parties to a suit in the court of the mayor of London. 2 Chitty, Pr. 492; 1 Marsh. 233.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In English practice. The name given, in the mayor's court of London, to a species of intervention by a third person laying claim to the subject-matter in dispute between the parties to a suit 2. A species of writ; a formal written declaration by a court to its officers, in the nature of process.

Defined under Bill in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In English praetice. The name given, in the mayor’s court of London, to a species of intervention by 4 third person laying claim to the subject-matter in dispute between the parties to a suit,