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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

Assuming responsibility for a tort committed by another.

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.