Specie

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889), Abbott (1879), Bouvier (1839)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

Metallic money issued by public authority. This term is used in contradistinction to "paper money," which in some countries is emitted by the government, and is a mere engagement which represents specie. Bank paper in the United States is also called "paper money." See "In Specie." SPECIES (Lat.)

In the civil law. Form; figure; fashion or shape; a form or shape given 'to materials. 1 Mackeld. Civ. Law, 277, §265. A particular thing; as distinguished from "genus." Zoology. A species embraces individuals of the same kind, and all of the individuals having the same characteristics. pable of change by any accidental circumstances, and capable of uniform, invariable and permanent continuance by natural propagation. Or, it is founded on identity of form and structure, both external and internal — the principal characteristics of species in animals being the power to produce beings like themselves, and who are themselves naturally productive. 69 111. 471. SPECIES FACTI (Lat.) The particular kind of act. Ainsworth.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Gold or silver dollars of the coinage of the U. S. See 12 Wall. (U. S.) 687, 20 L. Ed. 460.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

1. Coin of the precious metals, of a certain weight and fineness, and bearing the stamp of the government, denoting its value as currency. Trebilcock v. Wilson, 12 Wall. 695, 20 L. Ed. 460; Walkup v. Houston, 65 N. C. 501; Henry v. Bank of Salina, 5 Hill (N. Y.) 536.
2. When spoken of a contract, the expression "performance in specie" means strictly, or according to the exact terms. As applied to things, It signifies individuality or Identity. Thus, on a bequest of a specific picture, the legatee wouid be said to be entitled to the delivery of the picture in specie; i. e., of the very thing. Whether a thing is due in genere or in specie depends, in each case, on the wlll of the transacting parties. Brown.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

2 Metallic money issued by public authority; generally used in contradistinction to " paper money." '

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879

1. Coin of the precious metals, of a certain weight and fineness, and bearing the stamp of the government, denoting its value as currency. A note drawn payable in specie, means in gold and silver, within the Kentucky statute requiring the fact to be added to the enrolment of a judgment in such case, that the note recovered on was for gold and silver. Webb v. Moore, 4 T. B. Mon. 483. " 2. When spoken of a contract, the expression " perfoi-mance in specie " means strictly, or according to the exact terms. As applied to things, it signifies individuality or identity. Thus, on a bequest of a specific picture, the legatee would be said to be entitled to the delivery of the picture in specie, i.e. of the very thing. Whether a thing is due in genere or in specie depends, in each case, on the will of the transacting parties.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

metallic money issued © by public authority. This term is used in contradistinction of paper money, which in some countries is emitted by the government, and is a mere engagement which represents specie. Bank paper in the United States is also called paper money. Specie is the only constitutional money in this country.