Blank Bar
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
See "Common Bar."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
See Common Bab.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Also called the “common concerning God calculated and designed to impair bar.” The name of a plea in bar which in and destroy the reverence, respect, and confidencs an action of trespass is put in to oblige the due to him as the intelligent creator, governor, plaintiff to assign the certain place where the and judge of the world. It embraces the idea of detraction, when used towards the Supreme Betrespass was committed. If was most in ing, as “calumny” usually carries the same ides practice in thecommon bench. See Cro. Jac. when applied to an individual, Itis a willful and 594. malicious attempt to lessen men’s reverence of Bs: God by denying his existence, or lis attributes as
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
Common bar; a plea in plaintiif to assign a certain place for dorsement: V. Indorsement.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
In pleading. The old name of a plea in bar, put in in an action of trespass, to oblige the plaintiff to assign the certain place where the trespass was committed; otherwise called common bar. Cro. Jac. 594. Blount. It was chiefly used by the practisers in the Common Bench. Id.