ancient

ancient
an·cient adj: existing from a long past date; specif: having had an uninterrupted existence of 20 to 30 or more years
◇ Things and esp. documents that are ancient benefit from a presumption that they are valid even though proof of their validity may be unavailable due to lapse of memory, absence of witnesses, or loss of documents.

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

ancient
index antique, hereditary, obsolete, old, outdated, outmoded

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


ancient
adj.
Old; having existed since the distant past.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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