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