n. principle; belief

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Noun
1. a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
(synonym) dogma
(hypernym) religious doctrine, church doctrine, gospel, creed
(hyponym) article of faith, credendum

(n.)
Any opinion, principle, dogma, belief, or doctrine, which a person holds or maintains as true; as, the tenets of Plato or of Cicero.
  

Which he holds. There are two ways of stating the tenure in an action of waste. The averment is either in the tenet and the tenuit; it has a refer-ence to the time of the waste done, and not to the time of bringing the action.

When the averment is in the tenet the plaintiff on obtaining a verdict, will recover the place wasted, namely, that part of the premises in which the waste was exclusively done, if it were done in a par only, together with treble damages. But when the averment is in the tenuit, the tenancy being at an end, he will have judgment for his damages only.

Which he held. When the tenancy is ended and the tenant is sued in an action of waste, the averment of tenure is in the tenuit.
   

This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.