form of a statute

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• form of the statute — This expression means the words, language, or frame of a statute, and hence the inhibition or command which it may contain; used in the phrase (in criminal pleading) against the form of the statute in that case made and provided. Forms of action …   Black's law dictionary

• form of the statute — This expression means the words, language, or frame of a statute, and hence the inhibition or command which it may contain; used in the phrase (in criminal pleading) against the form of the statute in that case made and provided. Forms of action …   Black's law dictionary

• conclusion against the form of the statute — In common law pleading, the proper form for the conclusion of an indictment for an offense created by statute was the technical phrase against the form of the statute in such case made and provided ; or, in Latin, contra formam statuti …   Black's law dictionary

• conclusion against the form of the statute — In common law pleading, the proper form for the conclusion of an indictment for an offense created by statute was the technical phrase against the form of the statute in such case made and provided ; or, in Latin, contra formam statuti …   Black's law dictionary

• against the form of the statute — Technical words which must be used in framing an indictment for a breach of the statute prohibiting the act complained of. The Latin phrase is contra formam statuti, q.v …   Black's law dictionary

• against the form of the statute — Technical words which must be used in framing an indictment for a breach of the statute prohibiting the act complained of. The Latin phrase is contra formam statuti, q.v …   Black's law dictionary

• against the form of the statute — A technical expression, the use of which is to be approved, if not declared a necessity, in an indictment founded on a statute which creates the offense charged. 27 Am J1st Indict § 39 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Statute Of Limitations — A statute of limitations is a law which sets out the maximum time that parties have to initiate legal proceedings from the date of an alleged offense. The precise form of a statute of limitations differs from one jurisdiction to the next. In… …   Investment dictionary

• Statute of Ireland concerning Coparceners — The Statute of Ireland concerning Coparceners (Latin: Statutum Hibernie de Coheredibus, or Stat. Hib. de Coher.), was an English statute made by Henry III. It was traditionally dated from 1229, in the 14th year of his reign, but since the… …   Wikipedia

• Statute of Frauds — A legal concept that requires certain types of contracts to be executed in writing. The precise form of the Statute of Frauds varies between jurisdictions, but generally requires a writing for the following types of contracts: (1) Contracts for… …   Investment dictionary

• Statute — Stat ute ( [ u]t), n. [F. statut, LL. statutum, from L. statutus, p. p. of statuere to set, station, ordain, fr. status position, station, fr. stare, statum, to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {Constitute}, {Destitute}.] 1. An act of the legislature… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English