TENURA EST PACTIO
Categories: Procedure
Definition (1910 Edition)
“Tenor,” in pleading a written instrument, imports that the very words are set out. “Purport” does not import this, but is equivalent only to “substance.” Com. v. Wright, 1 Cush. (Mass.) 65; Dana v. State, 2 Ohio St. 93; State v. Bonney, 34 Me. 384: State v.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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