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Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The trial by duel or ordeal. See "Lex Manifesta."

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Trial by battel; trial by ordeal.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

The waging of law. Magna Carta, c. 21.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The making or waging of law. Magna Charta, c. 21.

Defined under Open in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

The making or waging of law. Magna Charta, c. 21.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

Manifest law; trial by ordeal cy: V. Policy. Open theft: v. Furtum A tenant labor. for tlieir own benefit. haeres de una hseredlheir of one inheritance. all exception; aboye susleviora sunt: all faults Omnia performavit: he praesumuntur contra made against a despoiler Omnia prssumunacta: all things are preformally done, donee be made to the contrary. viri: all things which Omnibus ad quos prae-: to all to whom these actio est loquela: every in lege periculosa: Omnis innovatio plus prodest: every innovait benefits by its utility. formam imponere debet, ought to prescribe form privatio praesupponit former possession. Omnis priori aequiparatur: amounts to a previous all the goods; of one's support; as by a party wall consideration. written by another or battel. Open polimanifestum. Opinio quae favet testameuto est tenenda, which favors the will is to be held.