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Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Anderson (1889), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
(Lat.) Twice.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I. Twice. Bis coctus: twice or symenel. Bis idem exigi factionibas non permittitur est: good faith does not suffer twice; and in making satisfaction allowed to be done more than demanded, v. Bona fldes non,
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
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Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
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A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. Twice. Bis petitum; a thing twice demanded. Cro. Jac. 21. Bis idem exigi bona fides non patitur; et in satisfactionibus non permittitur amplius fieri quam semel factum est; good faith does not suffer the same thing to be demanded twice; and in making satisfaction [for a debt or demand] it is not allowed to be done more than once. 9 Co. 53. A party is not allowed to receive more than one satisfaction for the same debt or demand. See Bona fides. Nemo debet bis vexari pro eadem causa. No man ought to be twice vexed [troubled or harassed, as by a bailable suit,] for the same cause. 5 Co. 61. 1 Tidd's Pr. 174.