Manche Present
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A bribe; a present from the donor's own hand.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A bribe.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A bribe; a present from the donor’s own hand. MAN Cl PATE. To enslave; to bind up; to tie. MANCiPATIO. In Roman Law. The legal form of conveyance and of fixing the relations between parties. Morey, R. L. 2. See Manumission; Mancipium.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A bribe; a present from the donor's own hand.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Abribe; a present from the donor’s own hand.