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Justificators

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

A kind of compurgators, or those who, by oath, justified the innocence or oaths of others, as in the case of wagers of law.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Compurgators, which see.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A kind of compurgators, (q. v.,) or those who by oath justified the innocence or oaths of others; as in the case of wager of law.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

<A kind of compurgators, (g. v.,) or those who by oath justified the innocence or oaths of others; as in the case of wager of law. JUSTIFYING BAIL consists in proving the sufficiency of bail or sureties in point of property, etc. The production of bail in court, who there justify themselves against the execption of the plaintiff. j