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Absque Hoo

without this. These are technical words of denial, used in plead-ing at common law by way of special traverse, to lntroduce the negative part of the plea, following the affirmative part or inducement. Martin v. Hammon, 8 Pa. 270; Zents v. Legnard, 70 Pa. 192; Hite v. Kier, 38 Pa. 72; Reiter v. Morton, 96 Pa. 229; Turnpike Co. v. McCullough, 25 Pa. 303

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)