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Specialty Expressions: FOR THAT

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For thatLawFOR THAT, pleading. It is a maxim in law, regulating alike every form of action, that the plaintiff shall state his complaint in positive and direct terms, and not by way of recital. "For that," is a positive allegation; "For that whereas," in Latin "quod cum," (q.v.) is a recital. Hamm. N. P. 9. (references)

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