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Hope

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A valley.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A valley. Co. Litt. 5 b. HORA AURORAE. The morning bell. HORA JUDICII (Lat.). Hours judicial, or those in which judges sit in court. In Fortescue's time, these were from 8 to 11 A. M., and the courts of law were not open in the afternoon. Co. Litt. 135 a; Co. 2d Inst. 246; Fortescue 51, p. 120, note.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

n.

In old English law. A valley. Co. Litt 4b.

v. As used in a will, this term is a precatory word, rather than mandatory or dispositive, but it is sufficient, in proper cases, to create a trust in or in respect to the property spoken of. See Cockrill v. Armstrong, 31 Ark. 589; Cord v. Field, 103 Ky. 293, 45 S. W. 92.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In old English law. A valley. Co. Litt. 40.

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

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

A valley.