Billa
Defined in 8 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850), Bouvier (1839)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
L. Lat. A bill; an original bill.
— Billa excambii. A bill of exchange.
— Billa exonerationis. A bili of lading.
— Billa vera. (A true bill) In old practice. The indorsement anciently made on a bili of indictment by a grand jury, when they found it sufficiently sustained by evidence. 4 Bl. Comm. 306.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
L I.
In old English law. Bill; a bill. v. Bill; cassetur, or Quod billa cassetur: that the judgment for a defendant on a plea in abatement, ceeding was by bill. Billa excambii, or change. V. Litera cambii. Billa exonerationis: Billa vera: a true bill; the indorsement made ment by a grand jury, when they found it V. Indictment.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Lat. <A bill; an original bill.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
A bill: an original b Ul at law, or a bill of indictment. Billa cassetur. That the bill be quashed. A judgment, at common law, for defendant, on a plea in abatement. ' See Quash. Billa vera. A true bill.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
I. A bill; a declaration. Billa cassetur: that the bill be quashed. Billa ezcambii: bill of exchange. Billa exonerationis: bill
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. A bill. Spelman, See Bill.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
practice. When an issue arises upon a declaration or peremptory plea, and it is decided in favour of the defendant, the judgment is, in general, that the platatiff take nothing by his writ, (or bill,) and that the defendant go thereof without day, &c. This is called a judgment of nil capiat per breve, or per billam. Steph. PI. 128.