Pertaining to, or designat-ing, the genus or class, as distinguished from that which characterizes the species or indi-vidual. Universal, not particularized; as op-posed to special. Principal or central; as opposed to local, open or available to all, as opposed to select, obtaining commonly, or recognized universally; as opposed to par-ticular. Universal or unbounded; as oppos-ed to limited. Comprehending the whole, or directed to the whole; as distinguished from anything applying to or designed for a por-tion only
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
