Avant

Concept of “Avant”

Traditional meaning of avant in the French law history (with some legal use in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in French) Before; forward. Issint avant: so on. Avant dit: aforesaid.

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Notes and References

1. Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Avant”, 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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