Chevisance
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
contracts, torts; this is a French word which signifies in that Janguage accord, agreement, compact. In the English statutes it is used to denote a bargain or contractin general. In a legal sense it is taken for an unlawful bargain or contract.