Legal Definition and Related Resources of Approvement
Meaning of Approvement
By the common law, approvement is said to be a species of confession, and incident to the arraignment of a prisoner indicted for treason or felony, who confesses the. fact before plea pleaded, and appeals or accuses others, his accomplices, in the same crime, in order to obtain his own pardon.
What does Approvement mean in American Law?
The definition of Approvement in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
In old legal terminology, an improvement of lands, especially an enclosure or fencing for the purpose of cultivation. See also approver for the old criminal-law meaning.
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This definition of Approvement Is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This entry needs to be proofread.
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Meaning of Approvement
In this law dictionary, the legal term approvement is a kind of the English law, Legal History class.
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