Rectus in curia
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Stimson (1881), Abbott (1879), Bouvier (1839)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
I. Right in court, cleared of all charges or contempts. Red Book of the An ancient collection of records
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Right in court; free from any chai-ge or impeachment. The condition of a person who stands at the bar, against whom there is no charge or objection; or a person who has cleared himself of a charge, as by reversing an outlawry, and is restored to his former standing.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
right in court. One who stands at the bar, and no one objects to any offence, or refers any charge against him. hen a person outlawed has reversed his outlawry, so that he can have the benefit of the law, he is said to be rectus in curia. Jacob.