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Ex dolo malo

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

From evil intent.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Out of fraud; out of deceitful or tortious conduct. A phrase applied to obligations and causes of action vitiated by fraud or deceit

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Ont of fraud; ont of deceitful or tortious conduct. A phrase applied to obligalions and causes of action vitiated by fraud or deceit. Ex dolo malo non oritur actio. Out of fraud no action arises; fraud never gives aright of action. No court will lend its aid to aman who founds his cause of action upon Ex donationibus autem feoda militaria vel Magnum serjeantium non continentibus oritur nobis quoddam nomen generale, quod est socagium. Co. Litt. 86. From grants not containing military fees or grand serjeanty, a kind of general hame is used by us, which is “socage.”

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Lat. Out of fraud. Kx dala nials aaa aritar actia. Out of fraud no action arises; fraud never gives a right of action. Cotrp. 341, 343. Broom* s Max, 349. See Dolus maltis.