Controlment
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In old English law. The controlling or checking of another officer's account; the keeping of a counter roll. Sometimes called "contra ro Ument."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The checking of an account.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In old English law. The controlling or checking of another officer's aceount; the keeping of a counter-roll.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
In old English law. The controlling or checking of an-
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In old English law.; controlling or checking of another “officer's account; the keeping of a countertoll.