False Latin

In old practice. Ungrammatical Latin. Before the statute directing law proceedings to be in English, if a Latin word was significant, though not true or good Latin, yet an indictment, declaration, or fine should not be impeached or quashed on account of it, as where the word praefato was used for praefatae, and the like. But if the word was not Latin, nor allowed by the law as vocabulum artis (a word or term of art), but was insensible there, if it were in a material point, as if murdredum was used for murdrum, in an indictment, or burgariter for burglariter, it made the whole vicious and insufficient. 5 Coke, 121b. See 4 Mod. 159; 5 Mod. 281; 11 Mod. 399.

When legal proceedings were conducted in Latin, if a. word were significant, though not good Latin, yet an Indictment, declaration, or fine should not he made void by it; but If the word were not Latin, nor allowed by the law, and it were in a material point, it made the whole vicious. 5 Coke 121.

When law proceedings were written in Latin, if a word were significant though not good Latin, yet an indictment, declaration, or fine should not be made void by it; but if the word were not Latin, nor allowed by the law, and it were in a materini point, it made the whole vicious. (5 Coke, 121; 2 Nels. 830.) Wharton.

Defined under False in Black's Law Dictionary.

In old practice. Ungrammatical Latin. Before the statute directing law proceedings to be in English, if a Latin word was significant, though not true or good Latin, yet an indictment, declaration or fine should not be impeached or quashed on account of it, as where the word praefato was used for praedictus, and the like. But if the word was not Latin nor allowed by the law as vocabulum artis, (a word or term of art,) but was insensible; there, if it were in a material point, as if murdredum was used for murdrum, in an indictment, or hargariter for burglariter, it made the whole vitious and insufficient. 6 Co. 121 b.