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A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
I It is permitted to see; to wit; that is to say; namely. A term used as prefatory to a particular statement of something mentioned in general terms; and used in pleading where a party alleges a fact which he does not wish to be held to prove strictly, the words used being the English " to wit," or "that is to say."