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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

(Civil Law) A valuable consideration.

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.