Meliorations — Law Dictionary

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

In Scotch law. Improvements of an estate, other than mere repairs; betterments. 1 Bell, Comm. 73. MELIOREM CONDITIONEM ECCLESIAE suae facere potest praelatus, deteriorem nequaquam. A bishop can make the condition of his own church better, but by no means worse. Co. Litt. 101. MELIOREM CONDITIONEM SUUM FACere potest minor, deteriorem nequaquam. A minor can improve or make his condition better, but never worse. Co Litt. 33713. MELIUS EST IN TEMPORE OCCURREre, quam post causam vulneratum remedium quae re re. It is better to restrain or meet a thing in time, than to seek a remedy after a wrong has been inflicted. 2 Inst. 299.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Betterments; permanent improvements on land. See 21 U. S. 84, 5 L. Ed. 547.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

In Scotch Law. Improvements of an estate, other than mere repairs; betterments. 1 Bell, Com, 73. MELIUS INQUIRENDUM VEL INQUI-

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In Scotch law. Improvements of an estate, other than mere repairs; betterments. 1 Bell, Comm. 73. Occasionally used in English and American law In the sense of valuable and lasting improvements or betterments. See Green V. Biddle, 8 Wheat. 84, 5 In Ed. 547.