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Defined in 3 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Anderson (1889)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
To except, reserve or exempt; as where a statute "saves" vested rights. To toll or suspend the running or operation of; as to "save" the statute of limitations.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
To reserve, exempt or except, as out of the operation of a statute; to suspend the operation of, as a statute.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
1. To reserve, exempt out of; to pi-eserve. Statutes allowing summary convictions " save " the right of trial by jury. A saving totally repugnant to the body of a statute is Void." 2. To suspend the operation of; to bar. The statute of limitations (g. v.) is "saved" when some circumstance prevents the statute from being applied to the case in hand.