In adversum
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Where a decree is ob- Jenkins v. Eldredge, 3 Sto. 0. 0. 818, Fed. Cas. No. 7,267. IN ^QUA MANU. In equal hand. Fleta, 1. 8, c. 14, § 2. IN ^QUALI JURE (Lat.). In equal right See Maxims. IN dEGUALI MANU. In equal hand; held Indifferently between two parties. Where an Instrument was deposited by the parties to it, in the hands of a third person, to hold It under certain conditions or stipulations it was said to be held in wquali manu. Reg. Orig. 28.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Against an adverse, unwilling, or resisting party. “A decree not by consent, but in adversum.” 3 Story, 318. In eedificiis lapis male positus non est removendus. I11 Coke, 69. A stone badly placed in buildings is not to be removed.