Demandant

Defined in 8 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850), Bouvier (1839)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The plaintiff or party who brings a real action. Co. Litt. 127; Comyn, Dig.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A plaintiff.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

The plaintiff or party who brings a real action. Co. Litt. 127; Com. Dig. See Reax Action. DEM ENS (Lat). Dement. One who has lost his miud through illness or some other cause. One whose faculties are enfeebled. Dean, Med. Jur. 4S1. See Dementia.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The plaintiff or party suing in a real action. Co. Litt. 127.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

The party suing in a real action,

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

The party suing in a real action, the plaintiff.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

[L. Lat. petens.] In practice. The party suing in a real action; the same as plaintiff, (querens) in a personal action. Litt. sect. 195. He who is actor in a real action; so called, because he demands (petit) lands, &c. Co. Litt. 127 b. See Petens, Peto.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

practice. He who brings a real action, who, in personal actions, is called plaintiff. Co. Litt. 127; 1 Com. Dig. 85.