Plain Statement
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
One that may be readily understood, not merely by lawyers, but by all who are sufficiently acquainted with the language in which it is written. 6 Sandf. Ch. (N. Y.) 557, 564.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
One that can be readily understood not merely by lawyers but by all who are sufficiently acquainted with -the language in which, it is written. Mann v. Morewood, 5 Sandf. (N. Y.) 564. See Webber v. Webber, 79 N. O. 574.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Is one that may be readily understood, not merely by lawyers, but by all who are sufficiently acquainted with the language in which it la written. Mann v. Morewood, 5 Sandf. (N. Y.) 557, 564.