A Latin phrase, which has been adopted into English; it signifies. and the others, and so of the rest, it is commonly abbreviated 2. Formerly the pleader was required to be very particular in making his defence. B making full defence, he impliedly admitted the jurisdiction of the court, and the competency of the plaintiff to sue; and half defence was used when the defendant … [Read more...]

And he did so. Yearb. P. 9 Hen. VI. 17. … [Read more...]

L. Fr. And of this they put themselves upon the country. … [Read more...]

And so it hangs. A term used in the old reports to signify that a point was left undetermined. T. Raym. 168. … [Read more...]

And of this he puts himself upon the country. The formal conclusion of a common law plea in bar by way of traverse. The literal translation is retained in the modern form. … [Read more...]