Prover
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881), Abbott (1879)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In old English law. One who undertakes to prove a crime against another. 28 Edw. I.; 5 Hen. IV. One who, being indicted and arraigned for treason or felony, confesses before plea pleaded, and. accuses his accomplices to obtain pardon; state's evidence. 4 Bl. Comm. 329, 330*.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Approver, which see.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In old English law. A person who; on being indicted of treason or felony, and arraigned for the same, confessed the fact before plea pleaded, and appealed or accused others, his accomplices, in the same crime, in order to obtain his pardon. 4 Bl. Comm. 329, 330.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
v. Approver.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
An approver.
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Another form of the ■words approver or probator, q. v.