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Simplex Dictum

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

In old English practice. Simple averment; mere assertion without proof. Bracton, fol. 320. SIMPLEX ET PURA DONATIO DICI POterit, ubi nulla est adjecta conditio nee modus. A gift Is said to be pure and simple when no condition or qualification is annexed. Bracton, 1. SIMPLEX JUSTITIARIUS (Law Lat.) In old records. Simple justice. A name sometimes given to a puisne justice. Cowell.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A mere allegation.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In old English practice. Simple averment; mere assertion without proof.

Defined under Simplex in Black's Law Dictionary.