Contradiction In Terms
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Express, patent, inconsistency between parts of a clause or of an instrument.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
An expression contradicting itself.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A phrase of which the parts are expressly inconsistent, as, e. g., "an innocent murder;" "a fee-simple for life."