Finis

Defined in 7 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Anderson (1889), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A fine; the end; the limit.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Ehid; conc'luslon; limit

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat. An end; a fine; a boundary or terminus; a limit. Also in L. Lat., a fine (q. v.)

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

I In old English law. An end or termination; a limit, terminus or boundary; a fine, or payment of money; a fine or conveyance of land. Finis rei attendendns est: the end of a thing is to be attended to. Finis nnins dlei est princlplnm alterins: the end of one day is the beginning of the next

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

See Final; Fine.

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

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

I. An end, limit

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Lat.

In old English law and practice. An end or termination. Finis unius diei est principium alterius; the end of one day is the beginning of the next. 2 Bulst. 305. Finis rei attendendus est. The end of a thing is to be attended to. 3 Inst. 51. The means by which a crime is accomplished is a subordinate consideration. Id. ibid. A fine, or payment of money, as an end, satisfaction or settlement of a claim, offence, or other matter. Reg. Orig. 222 b, 232, 179. Reg. Jud. 25 a. See Fine. A fine or conveyance of land, as the end or settlement of a pretended suit; or as the end of all controversy respecting the title, (quia finem imponit litibus.) See Fine of lands. A terminus, limit, or boundary of land. Bundae et metes et rationabiles divisae, quae ponuntur in terminis et finibus agrorum. Bract. fol. 166, 167. See Divisa.