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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

Without.

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.