Mutation Of Libel
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In practice. An amendment allowed to a libel, by which there is an alteration of the substance of the libel, as by propounding a new cause of action, or asking one thing istead of another. Dunl. Adm. Prac. 213; Law, Ecc. MUTATIS MUTANDIS (Lat) The necessary changes. This is a phrase of frequent practical occurrence, meaning that matters or things are generally the same, but to be altered when necessary, as to names, offices, and the like. MUTE (Lat. rriutvs). See "Standing Mute."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
An amendment allowed to a libel, by which there Is an alteration of the substance of the libel, as by propounding a new cause of action, or asking one thing instead of another. Law, Eccl. Law 165-167; U. S.. v. Four Part Pieces of Woollen Cloth, 1 Paine 435, Fed. Cas. No. 15,160; The Harmony, 1 Gall. 123, Fed. Cas. No. 6,081. MUTATIS MUTANDIS (Lat). The necessary changes. This is a phrase of frequent practical occurrence, meaning that matters or things are generally the same, but to be altered when necessary, as to names, offices, and the like.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
practtce, in the civil law courts, is an amendment allowed to a libel, by which there is an alteration of the substance of the libel, as by propounding a new cause of action, or when one thing is asked instead of another. Dunl. Adm. Pr. 213; Law’s Eccl. Law, 165-167; 1 Paine’s R. 435; 1 Gall. R. 123; 1 Wheat. R. 261.