Definition of By The By | OpenJurist

Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.

By the by

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

Definition:
A condition existing when a defendant was in the custody of the court in another action.
By the By

Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition

Definition:
Incidentally; without new process. A term used in former English practice to denote the method of filing a declaration against a defendant who was already in the custody of the court at the suit of a different plaintiff or of the same plaintiff in another cause.