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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.