- indorsement on indictment
- Words written upon an indictment denoting its character as a "true bill." 27 Am J1st Indict § 42.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
indorsement on indictment
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billa vera — /bib vira/ (A true bill.) The indorsement anciently made on a bill of indictment by a grand jury, when they found it sufficiently sustained by evidence. See indictment … Black's law dictionary
billa vera — /bib vira/ (A true bill.) The indorsement anciently made on a bill of indictment by a grand jury, when they found it sufficiently sustained by evidence. See indictment … Black's law dictionary
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not found — These words, indorsed on a bill of indictment by a grand jury, have the same effect as the indorsement Not a true bill , No bill, or Ignoramus. See also non est inventus … Black's law dictionary
not found — These words, indorsed on a bill of indictment by a grand jury, have the same effect as the indorsement Not a true bill , No bill, or Ignoramus. See also non est inventus … Black's law dictionary
no bill — An indorsement by a grand jury on an indictment, indicating not found or not a true bill … Ballentine's law dictionary
true bill — An indictment found by the concurrence of the requisite number of grand jurors, as indicated by the indorsement of the words true bill on the instrument. 27 Am J1st Indict § 30 … Ballentine's law dictionary
