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Narratio

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Abbott (1879)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A declaration; a count thereof. See Declaration; Count.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat. One of the common law names for a plaintiff's count or declaration, as being a narrative of the facts on which he relies.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

One of the common law names for a plaintiff's count or declaration, a3 being a narrative of the facts on which he Telies.

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879

A narrative. In common-law practice, the term is applied to the plaintiff's count or declaration, as being a narrative of the facts of the case constituting his ground of action. The abbreviation narr. is in common use. children as yet unborn of a particular marriage, in whose favor dispositions of real property are made by marriage settlements, wills, &c. See Natus.