Mors
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I. Death. Mors dicitur ultimum supplicinm: death is called the last punishment, the extremity of punishment Mors omnia solvi: death dissolves all things.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Lat. Death. Mors dicitur ultimum supplicium. Death is called the “last punishment,” the “extremity of punishment.” 3 Inst. 212. Mors omnia solvit. Death dissolves all things. Jenk. Cent. p. 160, case 2. Applied to the case of the death of a party to an action.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
I. Death. Mors dicitur ultimum supplicium: death is called the extreme penalty. Mors omnia dissolvit: death dissolves all things. Mort,/-. Death. Mort d'ancestor: v. Assize.