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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

A writ against one who acted in another’s name and deceived and injured him.

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

The name of a writ which lies where one man bas done anything in the name of another, by which the latter is damnified and deceived. Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 95, E.