Lost Papers
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Papers which have been destroyed (107 Mass. 546), or so mislaid that they cannot be found after diligent search (1 Vt, 470; 9 Gray [Mass.] 351).
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
See Lost Instrument.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Papers which have been so mislaid that they cannot be found after diligent search.
Defined under Lost in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Papers which have been so mislid that they cannot be found after diligent search.