Sine
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881), Abbott (1879)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat Without.
— Sine animo revertendi. Without the intention of refurning. 1 Kent, Comm. 78.
— Sine assensu capituli. Without the consent of the chapter. In old English practice. A writ which lay where a dean, bishop, prebendary, abbot, prior, or master of a hospital aliened the lands holden in the right of his house, abbey, or priory, without the consent of the chapter; in which case his successor might have this writ. Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 194. I; Cowell.
— Siue consideratione curiae. Without the judgment of the court Fleta, lib. 2, c 47, J 13.
— Siue decreto. Without authority of a judge. 2 Kames, Eq. 115.
— Sine die. Without day; without assigning a day for a further meeting or hearing. Hence, a final adjournment; final dismissal of a cause. Quod eat sine die, that he go without day ; the old form of a judgment for the defendant, i.e., a judgment discharging the defendant from any further appearance in court.
— Siue hoc quod. Without this, that. A technical phrase in old pleading, of the same import with the phrase "absque hoo quod,"
— Siue numero. Without stint or limit. A term applied to common. Fleta, lib. 4, c. 19, § 8.
— Siue prole. Without issue. Used in genealogical tables, and often abbreviated into p."
— Sine qua non. Without which not. That without which the thing cannot be. An indispensable requisite or condition.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
Without. Sine animo revertendi: without the intention of returning. Sine consideratione curiae: without the judgment of the court. Sine cura: without cure or charge; without any duty attached. Sine decreto: without authority of a judge. Sine die: without day; without appointment of a day to appear again. Sine dilatione: without delay. Sine prole: without issue.
In old English law. Sine assensu capituli: without the consent of the chapter; a writ which lay for recovery of lands aliened by the head of an ecclesiastical corporation without consent of the chapter. Sine hoc quod: without this that, — a technical phrase in old pleading. Sine judicio: without judgment; without a judicial sentence. Sine numero: without stint or limit.
In the civil law. Sine liberis: without children.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
I. Without. Sine animo remanendi, revertendi: without intention of remaining, returning. Sine assensu capituli: an old writ for an ecclesiastical corporation to recover lands aliened by their collegiate head without their consent; so, for the successor of a bishop, against his alienee. Sine cura: without a cure, without any charge or duty. Sine decreto: without a decree or order of a judge. Sine die: without day [of meeting again], a final adjournment or dismissal. Sine hoc quod: without this, that; t. Special frawrae. Sinenumero: without number, without stint. Sine prole: without bsue. Sine quo non: without whom (or which) not; the indispensable person or condition, without which nothing can be done; one of several trustees. Sine vi aut dolo: without force or fraud.
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Without. The initial word of several Latin phrases. Sine assensu capital!. Without the assent of the chapter. The name of a writ issued, in English practice, when a dean, bishop, prebendary, abbot, prior, or master of an hospital aliened land held in right of his house, without the ternity; in which case his successor should have this writ. Cowel. With other real actions, this writ was abolished in 1833, by Stat. 3 & 4 Wm. IV. ch. 27, §86. Sine die. Without day. Without a day fixed to appear again. A phrase in general use, expressing a final adjournment. When used in reference to legal proceedings, it imports a final discharge or dismissal. Formerly, judgment for the defendant in many cases was, in terms, quod eat sine die, — that he go without day. Sine hoc. Without this. A technical phrase in pleading equivalent to absque hoc, q. v.