Accredulitare

What does Accredulitare mean in American Law?

The definition of Accredulitare in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

See purgation by oath.

Concept of “Accredulitare”

Traditional meaning of accredulitare in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) To purge one’s self of an offence by oath; see PURGATION.

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Notes and References

1. Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Accredulitare”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.

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Meaning of Accredulitare

In this law dictionary, the legal term accredulitare is a kind of the Legal History class.

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