Pursuer
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The name by which the complainant or plaintiff is known in the ecclesiastical courts. 3 Ecc. 350. PURUS (Lat.)
In old English law. Pure; clear; simple; free of any qualification or condition. Donationum quaedam libera et pura, et quaedam sub conditione vel sub modo, of gifts, one kind is free and pure, and another under a condition or qualification. Bracton, fol. lib. Absolute. Purus idiota, a clear or absolute idiot. 1 Bl. Comm. 303. PURVEYANCE (Law Fr. and Bng.; from pourvoire, to provide.
In old English law. A providing of necessaries for the king's house. Cowell. A buying at the king's price. Hale, Anal. § viii. See "Pourveyance."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The name by which the complainant or plaintiff is known in the ecclesiastical courts. 3 Eccl. 350.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
In Scots law. Plaintiff; a plaintiff; a prosecutor.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
canon law. The name by which the complainant or plaintiff is known in the ecclesiastiact of the legislature which begins with the words, “ Be it enacted,” &c.