Non tenure
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Bouvier (1839)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A plea in a real action, by which the defendant asserted that he did not hold the land, or at least some part of it, as mentioned in the plaintiff’s declaration. 1 Mod. 250; in which case the writ abates as to the part with reference to which the plea is sustained; Green v. Liter, 8 Cra. (U. S.) 212, 2 L. Ed. 545. It may be pleaded with or without a disclaimer. It was a dilatory plea, though not strictly in abatement; 2 Saund. 44, n. 4; Dy. 210; Booth, Beal Act. 170; Hunt v. Sprague, 3 Mass. 312; but might be pleaded as to part along with a plea in bar as to the rest; 1 Lutw. 716; Bast. Ent. 231 a, 7 >; and was subsequently considered as a plea in bar; Otis v. Warren, 14 Mass. 259; Miles v. Peirce, 2
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
pleading. A plea ina real action, by which the defendant, asserted that he did not hold the land, or at least some part of it, as mentioned in the plaintiff's declaration. 1 Mod. 250.