Lex Apparens
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
In old English and Norman law. Apparent or manifest law, A term used to denote the trial by battel or duel, and the trial by ordeal, "lex" having the sense of process of law (process litis). Spelman. Called "apparent" because the plaintiff was obliged to make his right clear by the testimony of witnesses before he could obtain an order from the court to summon the defendant.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In old English and Norman law. Apparent or manifest law. A term used to denote the trial by battel or duel, and the trial by ordeal, "lex" having the sense of process of law. Called "apparent" because the plaintiff was obliged to make his right clear by the testimony of witnesses, bsfore he could obtain an order from the court to summon the defendant Spelman.
Defined under Lex in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In old English and Norman law, Apparent or manifest law. A term used to denote the trial by buttel or duel, and the frial by ordeal, “dex” having the 3ense of process of law. Called “apparent” because the plaintiff was obliged to make his right clear by the testimony of witnesses, before he could obtain an order from the court to summon the defendant. Spelman.