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Suggestive Interrogation

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

A phrase which has been used by some.writers to signify the same thing as "leading question." 2 Benth. Ev. bk. 3, c. 3. It is used in the French law. SUI GENERIS (Lat.) Of its own kind; the only one of its kind. SUI HAEREDES (Lat.)

In the civil law. One's own heirs; proper heirs. Inst. 2. 19. 2; Dig. 38. 16. SUI JURIS (Lat. of his own right). Possessing all the rights to which a freeman is entitled; not being under the power of another, as a slave, a minor, and the like. To make a valid contract, a person must, in general, be sui juris. Every one of full age is presumed to be sui juris. Story, Ag. 10.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A phrase w r hieh has been used by some writers to signify the same thing as leading question. 2 Bentham, Ev. b. 3, c. 3. It is used in the French law.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A phrase which has been used by some writers to signify the same thing as "leading question." 2 Benth. Jud. Ev. hi 3, c. 3. It is used in the French law.