Recital
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
The repetition of some former writing, or the statement of something which has been done. It is useful to explain matters of fact which are necessary to make the transaction intelligible.
2 Bl. Comm. 298.
In Contracts. The preliminary statement of facts explanatory of the purpose for which the contract is made, or the reasons which led to its execution. In Pleading. A statement of matter introductory to an averment.