Gratis dictum
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A spontaneous statement.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A voluntary assertion ; a statement which a party is not legally bound to make or in which he is not held to precise accuracy. 2 Kent, Comm. 486; Medbury v. Watson, 6 Mete. (Mass.) 260, 39 Am. Dec. 726.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A voluntary assertion; a statement which a party is not legally bound to make, or in which he is not held to precise accuracy. 2 Kent, Comm. 486; 6 Mete. ( Mass.) 260.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. A voluntary assertion; a statement which a party is not legally bound to make, or in which he is not held to precise accuracy. 2 Kent's Com. 486. 6 Metcalfs R. 260.