Ratihabition
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Confirmation; approbation of a contract; ratification.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Confirmation; approbation of a contract; ratification. RATIO (Lat.). A reason; a cause; a reckoning of an account.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
contracts,— confirmation, approbation of a contract; ratification. Vin. Ab. h. t.; maine -ve) SHED, RA pleadings. In indictments for rape, this technical word must be introduced, for ne other word, nor any circumlocution will answer the purpose. The defendant should be charged with having “‘felontously ravtshed” the pros ecutrix, or woman mentioned in the indictment. Bac. Ac. Indictment, G 1; Com. Dig. Indictment, G 6; Hawk. B. 2, c. 25, s. 56; Cro. C. C. 37; 1 Hale, 628; 2 Hale, 184; Co. Litt. 484, n. p.; 2 Inst. 180; 1 East, P.C.447.: