- litem motam
- See ante litem motem.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
litem motam
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ante litem motam — before the case began . Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 … Law dictionary
ante litem motam — /aentiy laytam mowtam/ At time when declarant had no motive to distort truth. Before suit brought, before controversy instituted. Also, before the controversy arose … Black's law dictionary
ante litem motam — /aentiy laytam mowtam/ At time when declarant had no motive to distort truth. Before suit brought, before controversy instituted. Also, before the controversy arose … Black's law dictionary
post litem motam — /powst laytam mowtam/ After suit moved or commenced. Depositions in relation to the subject of a suit, made after litigation had commenced, were formerly sometimes so termed … Black's law dictionary
ante litem motam — Before the commencement of the suit, such being a test of admissibility of declarations on the theory that at such time the declarant had no motive to distort truth. 29 Am J2d Evid § 605 … Ballentine's law dictionary
post litem motam — After the commencement of the action, suit, or litigation … Ballentine's law dictionary
sommer — Sommer, act. ac. Proprement prins est mettre comble et sommité à quelque chose, Summitatem imponere. De là on dit en venerie, la perche du cerf est sommée d espois {{o=despois}} en paulmeure, trocheure, forcheure, ou couronneure, c est à dire, a… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
lis mota — /lis mowts/ A controversy moved or begun. By this term is meant a dispute which has arisen upon a point or question which afterwards forms the issue upon which legal proceedings are instituted. After such controversy has arisen (post litem motam) … Black's law dictionary
lis mota — /lis mowts/ A controversy moved or begun. By this term is meant a dispute which has arisen upon a point or question which afterwards forms the issue upon which legal proceedings are instituted. After such controversy has arisen (post litem motam) … Black's law dictionary
tradition — Knowledge, belief, or practices transmitted orally from father to son, or from ancestors to posterity. When applied to pedigree, some authorities treat tradition, repute and reputation as convertible terms. They mean such declarations and… … Ballentine's law dictionary
