SS in United States
SS Definition
An abbreviation used in that part of a record, pleading, or affidavit, called the statement of the venue, or county in which it is made, as “City and County of New York, SS.” Commonly translated or read, “to wit,” and supposed to be a contraction of scilicet. It has been otherwise explained to be a mark used to denote a separate section or paragraph. 1 Chit. PI. (6th Am. Ed.) 305, note (t).
SS in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
| Link | Description |
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| SS | SS in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| SS | SS in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| SS | SS in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| SS | SS in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| SS | SS in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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Browse the American Encyclopedia of Law for SS
Scan SS in the appropriate area of law:
| Link | Description |
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| SS | SS in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| SS | SS in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| SS | SS in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| SS | SS in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| SS | SS in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| SS | SS in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| SS | SS in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| SS | SS in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| SS | SS in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| SS | SS in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| SS | SS in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| SS | SS in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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| SS in the Dictionaries | SS in our legal dictionaries |
| http://lawi.us/ss | The URI of SS (more about URIs) |
| SS related entries | Find related entries of SS |
Legal Issue for Attorneys
An abbreviation used in that part of a record, pleading, or affidavit, called the statement of the venue, or county in which it is made, as “City and County of New York, SS.” Commonly translated or read, “to wit,” and supposed to be a contraction of scilicet. It has been otherwise explained to be a mark used to denote a separate section or paragraph. 1 Chit. PI. (6th Am. Ed.) 305, note (t).
Notice
This definition of SS is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.