Onerous Cause
Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In civil law. A valuable consideration.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In Civil Law. A valuable consideration.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In Scotch law. A good and legal consideration.
Defined under Onerous in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
In Scots law. A good and legal consideration. Onerous deed: a deed given for a valuable consideration.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In Scotch law. A good and legal consideration.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
Scotchlaw, a valuable consideration.