2. Adjective. Normally assumed to be. ¹
3. Verb. (past of purport) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Purported
1. purport [v] - See also: purport
Lexicographical Neighbors of Purported
Literary usage of Purported
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1908)
"... which is in the margin,t • purported by way of transaction to adjust all
controversies as to the property between с the mother and daughters, and, ..."
2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"1953 . . . a scene of what is purported to have been passionate revenge —Ray B.
West, Jr., ... Is purported means and functions the same as purports. ..."
3. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1918)
"... in their opinion, written at about the time they purported to have been written,
was admitted: but the court described such evidence as small testimony, ..."
4. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1911)
"Some of these entries of credits were unsigned, and some purported to be signed by
... It Is alleged that the credits which purported to be signed by Henry ..."
5. United States Supreme Court Reportsby Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1882)
"There, the acceptance was a forgery, and it purported to be payable at the
plaintiff's, who was a banker, and paid it, at maturity, to the agent of the ..."
6. A Treatise on the Law of Evidence as Administered in England and Ireland by John Pitt Taylor (1887)
"... and of the contents of the document deposited in the said Register Office, or
of such part thereof as is purported to be extracted'' An assignment of a ..."
7. A Practical Treatise of the Law of Evidence, and Digest of Proofs, in Civil by Thomas Starkie (1891)
"And where the examination purported on the face of the magistrate's return to
have been taken upon oath, the Judge rejected parol evidence to show that no ..."
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