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Packet

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Anderson (1889), Abbott (1879)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

In United States postal laws, a written communication of four or more sheets. See 21 Ann. Cas. (U. S.) 699, 177 Fed. 352, 35 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1034, 101 C. C. A. 328.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

A small bundle. Within the meaning of a prohibition against the private conveyance of letters and packets, held to include newspapers.*

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879

In the act of Congress of March 2, 1827, § 3, prohibiting private conveying of letters and packets, includes newspapers. 4 Op. Att.-Gen. 276.