Entendment
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The old form of Intendment iq. v.), derived directly from the French, and used by Cowell to denote the true meaning or sig:nification of a word or sentence; that is, the understanding or construction of law.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The old form of t7tendment, (q. v.,) derived directly from the French, and used to denote the true meaning or signification of a word or sentence; that is, the understanding or construction of law. Cowell.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
The old form of intendment, (q. v.) derived directly from the Fr. Entendement, (q. v.) and used by Cowell to denote the true meaning or signification of a word or sentence; that is, the understanding or construction of law.