Particulars
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
See "Bill of Particulars." PARTICULARS OF CRIMINAL charges. A prosecutor, when a charge is general is frequently ordered to give the defendant a statement of the acts charged, which is called, in England, the "particulars" of the charges. In the United States, a bill of particulars is often ordered for the same purpose.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
See Bill of Particulars.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The details of a claim or the separate items of an account. When these are stated in an orderly form, for the information of a defendant, the statement is called a "Mil of particulars," (q. v.)
— Particulars of breaches and objections. In an action brought, in England, for the infringement of letters patent, the plaintiff is bound to deliver with his declaration (now with his statement of claim) particulars (i. e., details) of the breaches which he complains of. Sweet.
— Particulars of criminal charges. A prosecutor, when a charge is general, is frequently ordered to give the defendant a statement of the acts charged, which is called, in England, the "particulars" of the charges.
— Particulars of sale. When property such as land, houses, shares, reversions, etc., la to be sold by auction, it is usually described in a document called the "particulars," copies of which are distributed among intending bidders. They should fairly and accurately describe the property. Dart, Vend. 113; 1 Dav. Conv. 511.