Making His Law
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A phrase used to denote the act of a person who wages his law. Bac. Abr, "Wager of Law." MALA (Lat.) Bad. MALA FIDES (Lat.) Bad faith. It is opposed to bona fides, good faith. MALA GRAMMATICA NON VITIAT chartam; sed In expositione instrumentorum mala grammatica quoad fieri possit evitanda est. Bad grammai does not vitiate a deed; but in the construction of instruments, bad grammar, as far as it can be done, is to be ■avoided. 6 Coke, 39; 9 Coke, 48; Viner, Abr. "Grammar" (A); Lofft, 441; Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 612.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A phrase used to denote the act of a person who wages his law. Bacon, Abr. Wager of Law.