Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.
  • Ballentine's Law Dictionary

    Designating on appeal an error occurring in a minor part of the record of the trial court. See 1 Munf. (Va.) 119.

  • Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition

    The allegation in an appellate court, of some error in a subordinate part of the nisi prius record.