TRA

6 definitions found across Law Mind sources

TRAAuthored
The Law Mind • 368 words
Definition
"TRA" is not an established legal term. The fragments recovered from the source dictionaries do not contain a coherent entry for TRA as an independent legal concept. The Burrill excerpt describes a tithing or neighborhood unit of ten families (likely under the entry for TITHING or a related term), and the Anderson excerpt addresses statutory construction of testimonial competency rules in probate contexts — neither passage constitutes a definition of TRA.
Why It Matters in Research
This entry is a retrieval artifact. Researchers searching the Law Mind corpus for "TRA" may encounter truncated or misindexed fragments from nearby entries in historical dictionaries. Physical law dictionaries from the nineteenth century were typeset by hand, and page breaks, running headers, or index errors can cause partial text to appear under an incorrect headword. When a search returns a fragment that does not cohere as a definition, the appropriate step is to locate the surrounding context in the source volume rather than treating the fragment as a standalone entry. If you are searching for a specific legal abbreviation beginning with "TRA" — such as a statutory shorthand, a court abbreviation, or a term of art in a specialized field — consult the full-text index of the relevant corpus section or cross-reference against the encyclopedia entries for the substantive area you are researching.
Historical Dictionary Support
Neither Burrill nor Anderson provides a usable entry for TRA as a legal term. The Burrill fragment, which references a neighborhood unit of ten families and the Saxon root "tien," appears to be drawn from an entry on TITHING, TYTHING, or BOROUGH. The Anderson fragment, which addresses testimonial competency statutes and the construction of the word "against," appears to be mid-entry text from a passage on witness competency or the Dead Man's Statute — unrelated to any heading that would be abbreviated "TRA." Both fragments are positional artifacts of how the source text was parsed, not substantive definitions.
Related Terms
TITHING — the likely subject of the Burrill fragment DEAD MAN'S STATUTE — the likely subject of the Anderson fragment BOROUGH — cross-referenced in the Burrill fragment COMPETENCY (WITNESS) — contextual match for the Anderson fragment
TRAmain
Burrill's Law Dictionary • 1870
(538) ing or vill, a neighborhood of ten families, which would justify the derivation of the word from the Sax. tien, ten; and this accords with the derivation of borough from the Sax. borg, borh, or borhoe, the Saxon name of the tithing or decennary. See Borough. In old practice. The mark A made to show where a clause or word left out, and interlined in writing, should come in. According to the Instructor Clericalis, it was derived from the Lat. trahere, to draw; "because by it the words left out are signified to be these (where 'tis placed) drawn into writing." 1 Instr. Cler. 20. (539) : (540) (541) or across, and ferre, to bring.] In the civil and old English law. To bring over or across; to bring or carry from one place or person to another; to transfer. Dig. 50. 17. 11. According to Lord Coke, this is a more general word than alienare, (q. v.) 2 Inst. 406. Transferuntur dominia sine titulo et traditione, per usucapionem, scil. per longam, continuam, et pacificam possessionem; properties are transferred without title and delivery, by usucapion, that is to say, by long, continued and peaceable possession. Co. Litt. 113. over; to pass from one thing, person or place to another; to become changed from one thing into another. Transit in rem judicatam. It passes into a matter adjudged; it becomes converted into a res judicata or judgment. A contract upon which a judgment is obtained is said to pass in rem judicatam. Story, J. 2 Sumner's R. 436. Lord Kenyon, 1 East, 436. Lord Ellenborough, C. J. 3 East, 251. Spencer, C. J. 18 Johns. R. 480. When a cause of action has once passed in rem judicatam, the defendant and every other person is forever (542) brought, or in which the venue may be laid in any county. Steph. Pl. 289. 1 Tidd's Pr. 427.
TRAmain
Anderson's Dictionary of Law • 1890
An enactment that neither party shall be allowed to testify "against” each other, as to any transaction with the deceased person whose estate is interested in the result, has been construed to allow the representative of the decedent to compel the opposite party to testify for the estate.3 A verdict in disobedience of instructions upon a point of law may be said to be "against law." Against the form of the statute. In an indictment alleges that a statute has been broken. See further FORM, 2, Of statute. Against the peace. Words in use to charge a breach of the peace. See PEACE, 1. Against the will. Words used to charge violence. See WILL, 1.
traintj
Wiktionary (English) • 2026
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A meaningless syllable used when singing a tune.
tranoun
Wiktionary (English) • 2026
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Synonym of iridescent shark (“a shark catfish of species Pangasianodon hypophthalmus”).
TRAname
Wiktionary (English) • 2026
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Initialism of Tanzania Revenue Authority.

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