Debt by specialty
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A debt evidenced by a deed or instrument under seal. See 51 Ohio St. 240,. 23 L. R. A. 842, 37 N. E. 267.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A debt due, or acknowledged to be due, by some deed or instrument under seal; as a deed of covenant or sale, a lease' reserving rent, or a bond or obligation. 2 Bl. Comm. 465; Kerr v. Ly-decker, 51 Ohio St. 240, 37 N. E. 267, 23 In R. A. 842; Marriott v. Thompson, Willes, 189.
Defined under Debt in Black's Law Dictionary.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
or special contract. A debt due, or acknowledged to be due by some deed or instrument under seal; as a deed of covenant or sale, a lease reserving rent, or a bond or obligation. 2 BL Com. 465. See Specialty,