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Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

Lat. Now for then. A phrase applied to acts allowed to be done after the time when they should be done, with a retroactive effort, i. e., with the same effect as lf regularly done, Perkins v. Hayward, 132 Ind. 95, 31 N. E. 670; Secou v. Leroux, 1 N. M. 388.