Manifest
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
In maritime law
A sea-letter; a written document required to be earried by merchant vessels, containing an account of the cargo, with other particulars, for the facility of the customs officers. In evidence. That which is clear and requires no proof; that which is notorious, Manifesta probatione non indigent.
7 Coke, 40.
Things manifesi do not require proof.