To Stultify

English Law: To Stultify in the Past

To make or declare insane. It is a general rule in the English law, that a man must not be permitted to stultify himself; that is, he must not be allowed to plead his insanity to avoid a contract. 2 Bl. Com. 291; Fonbl. Eq. b. 1, c. 2, 1; Pow. on Contr. 19. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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1. Partialy, this information about to stultify is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including to stultify.

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