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Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889), Stimson (1881), Abbott (1879)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Otherwise.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat. Otherwise; to the contrary. This word is used in the books to indicate the converse of a foregoing proposition or the rule applicable to a different state of facts or an exception to a rule before stated.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

Otherwise; to the contrary effect.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

I. Otherwise; contrary.

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879

Otherwise. Used in the reports and digests to introduce a converse proposition, or an exception to the general principle which has been previously stated.