Purging A Tort
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
This is like the ratification of a wrongful act by a person who has power of himself to lawfully do the act; but, unlike ratification, the purging of the tort may take place even after commencement of the action.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Is like the ratification of a wrongful act by a person who has power of himself to lawfully do the act. But, unlike ratification, the purging of the tort may take place even after commencement of the action. 1 Brod. & B. 282.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
like the ratification of a wrongful act by a person who has power of himself to lawfully do the act. But, unlike ratification, the purging of the tort may take place even after commencement of the action. 1 Brod. & B. 282.
Defined under Purge in Black's Law Dictionary.
Defined under Purged of partial counsel in Black's Law Dictionary.