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Common Lawyer

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A lawyer learned in the common law.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

One versed in the common law.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A lawyer learned in the common law. Common opinion is good authority in law. Co. Litt. 186a; Bank of Utica v. Mer-sereau, 3 Barb. Ch. (N. Y.) 528, 577, 49 Am. Dec. 189.

Defined under Common Law in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A lawyer learned In in the common law. cURL COMMON LEARNING. Familiarlaw nnREERE or doctrine. Dyer, 278, 33, ra nnn COMMON NUISANCE. One which nnn affects the public in general, and not merely some particular person. 1 Hawk. P. C, 197. See NUISANCE,