authentic acts
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 62 U.S. 170 - The United States v. John a Sutter · 1858Most cited · 24 citing opinions
Copies are given as authentic acts — that is, acts which have a certain and accredited author, and merit confidence.
How often courts cite the cases defining “authentic acts”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “authentic acts” — 45 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 2 definitions, chronological · 1858–1861
In those States the deed is preserved in the archives, and copies are given as authentic acts—that is, acts which have a certain and accredited authority and merit confidence.