- ante litem
- Before suit.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
ante litem
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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
ante litem contestatam — Before the trial of the case … Ballentine'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
litem motam — See ante litem motem … Ballentine's law dictionary
THESAURUS — pecunia in futuros usus recondita a privatis, ita ut neque memoria exstet, neque dominum habeat, l. 1. ff. de acquir. rer. dom. sive, ut definit M. Aurelius Cassiodorus, l. 6. Ep. 8. Depositiva pecunia, quae longâ temporis vetustate competentes… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
enqueste — Enqueste, Inquisitio, Percontatio. Enqueste et information, Inquisitio. Enqueste diligente, Examen. Faire enqueste, Inquisitionem agere, Anquirere. Les enquestes, Testificationes, vel Testimonia. B. Les enquestes ou principales pieces d un procez … Thresor de la langue françoyse
examen — à futur vaut enqueste pour le regard des tesmoings decedez, lors que les parties sont appointées en enqueste, Testificatio testium senio aut morbo causariorum anticipata, quae saepe fit ante litem institutam diplomatica venia fidem obtinet… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
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
