Frauds
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
STATUTE OF. The name commonly given to St. 29 Car. II. c. 3, entitled, "An Act for the Prevention of Frauds and Perjuries"; and to statutes of the various states patterned thereon, and substantially to the same effect. These statutes differ in detail, but generally provide that no action shall be brought on certain classes of contract unless some memorandum thereof be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged.