Formality
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The conditions which must be observed in making contracts, and the words which the law gives to be used in order to render them valid. It also signifies the conditions which the law requires to make regular proceedings.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The conditions which must be observed in making contracts, and the words which the law gives to be used In order to render them valid; it also signifies the conditions which the law requires to make regular proceedings.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The conditions, in re gard to method, order, arrangement, use of technical expressions, performance of specific acts, ete., which are required by the law in the making of contracts or conveyances, or in the taking of legal proceedings, to insure their validity and regularity.