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Forma Pauperis

Defined in 8 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850), Bouvier (1839)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

See "In Forma Pauperis,"

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

See In Fobma Patt-

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

See In Forma Pauperis.

Defined under Forma in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

See In Forma

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

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

I. v. In. Forma non adnullatio actus: where due form is not of the act is inferred.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

See In forma pauperis.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

English law; when a person is so poor that he cannot bear the charges of suing at law or in equity, upon making oath that he is not worth five pounds, and bringing a certificate from a counsellor at law, that he believes him to have a just cause, he is permitted to sue tn forma pauperis, in the manner of a pauper; that is, he is allowed to have original writs and subpcenas gratis, and counsel assigned him without fee. 3 Bl. Com. 00.