Ens legis
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A creature of the law.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A being of the law; a legal entity. Used of corporations.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
L. Laf. A creature of the law; an artificial being, as contrasted with a natural person. Applied to corporations, considered as deriving their existence entirely from the law.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Lat. A creatureof the law; an artificial being, as contrasted with a natural person. Applied to corporations, considered as deriving their existence entirely from the law.