Writ Of Deceit
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The name of a writ which lies where one man has done anything in the name of another, by which the latter is damnified and deceived. Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 217. The modern practice is to sue a writ of trespass on the case to remedy the injury.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The name of a writ which lies where one man has done anything in the name of another, by which the latter is damnified and deceived. Fitzh. N. B. 217. The modem practice is to sue a writ of trespass on the case to remedy the injury. See Deceit.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910