civil law. A cousin german by the father s side; the son or daughter of a father s brother. Dig. 38i 10, 1. ...
citq law. An uncle by the father s side, a father s brother. Dig. 38, 10, 10, Patruus magnus, is a grandfather s brother, grand uncle. Patruus major, ...
One so poor that he must be supported at the public expense. 2. The statutes of the several states make ample provisions for the support of the poor. ...
Contribution or tax. for paving the streets or highways. ...
A pledge. Vide Pledge. ...
One who is lawfully authorized to lend money, and actually lends it, usually in small sums, upon pawn or pledge. ...
He who receives a pawn or pledge. 2. The rights of the pawnee are to have the exclusive possession of the pawn; to use it, when it is for the advantag...
One who, being liable to an engagement, gives to the person to whom he is liable, a thing to be held as a security for the payment of his debt or the ...
The person in whose favor a bill of exchange is made payable. Vide Bills of Exchange. ...
contracts. That which is given to execute what has been promised; or it is the fulfilment of a promise. Solvere dicimus cum quis fecit, quod facere pr...
pleadings. The name of a plea by which the defendant alleges that he has paid the debt claimed in the declaration; this plea must conclude to the coun...
The country. Trial per pays, is a trial by the country; that is, by jury. Vide Pais. ...
Eng. law. The king s peace. In ancient times there were certain limits which were known by this name. The pax regis, or the verge of the court, as it ...
The tranquillity enjoyed by a political society, internally, by the good order which reigns among its members, and externally, by the good understandi...
A measure of capacity, equal to two gallons. Vide Measure. ...
civil law. The unlawful appropriation by a depositary of public funds, of the property of the government entrusted to his care, to his own use or that...
eccles. law. In England, a particular parish or church, which has, within itself, independent of the ordinary jurisdiction, power to grant probate of ...
civil law. The savings which were made by a son or slave with the consent of his father or master. Inst. 2, 9, 1; Dig. 15, 1, 5, 3; Poth. ad Pand. lib...
civil law, property By the term was understood, 1. Money. 2. Every thing which constituted the private property of an individual, or which was a part ...
That which relates to money. 2. Pecuniary punishment, is one which imposes a fine on a convict; a pecuniary legacy is one which entitles the legatee t...
descents. A succession of degrees from the origin; it is the state of the family as far as regards the relationship of the different members, their bi...
A foothold, an actual possession. To constitute adverse possession there must be pedis possessio, or a substantial enclosure. 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 2193; 2...
Persons who travel about the country with merchandise, for the purpose of selling it. They are obliged under the laws of perhaps all the states to tak...
Equal. A man s peers are his equals. A man is to be tried by his peers. 2. In England and some other countries, this is a title of nobility; as, peers...
A noblewoman, the wife of a peer. ...
Eng. law A punishment formerly inflicted in England, on a person who, being arraigned of felony, refused to plead and put himself on his trial, and st...
The wool pulled off the skin or pelt of a dead ram. ...
That which may be punished; that which inflicts a punishment. ...
Those which inflict a penalty for the violation of some of their provisions. 2. It is a rule of law that such statutes must be construed strictly. 1 B...
contr. A clause in an agreement, by which the obligor agrees to pay a certain-sum of money, if he shall fail to fulfil the contract contained in anoth...
eccl. law. An ecclesiastical punishment, inflicted by an ecclesiastical court, for some spiritual offence. Ayl. Par. 420. ...
An instrument made of plumbago, black lead, red chalk, or other suitable substance, for writing without ink. 2. It has been holden that a will written...
Pending the continuance of an action, while litigation continues. 2. An administrator is appointed, pendente lite, when a will is contested. 2 Bouv. I...
civil law. The fruits of the earth not yet separated from the ground; the fruits hanging by the roots. Ersk. Inst. B. 2, Lit. 2, s. 4. ...
crimes. The act of inserting the penis into the female organs of generation. 9 Car. & Pa 118; S. C. 38 E. C. L. R. 63. See 8 Car. & Payne, 614; 34 E. ...
A prison for the punishment of convicts. 2. There are two systems of penitentiaries in the United States, each of which is claimed to be the best by i...
The name of one of the original states of the United States of America. Pennsylvania was occupied by planters of various nations, Dutch Swedes, Englis...
The name of an English coin of the value of one-twelfth part of a shilling. While the United States were colonies, each adopted a monetary system comp...
A troy weight which weighs twenty-four grains, or one-twentieth part of an ounce. Vide Weights. ...
A stated and certain allowance granted by the government to an individual, or those who represent him, for valuable services performed by him for the ...
One who is supported by an allowance at the will of another. It is more usually applied to him who receives an annuity or pension from the government....
Spanish law. A portion of land which was formerly given to a simple soldier, on the conquest of a country. It is now a quantity of land, of different ...
A state; as, the people of the state of New York; a nation in iis collective and political capacity. 4 T. R. 783. See 6 Pet. S. C. Rep. 467. 2. The wo...
By. When a writ of entry is sued out against the alienee, or descendant of the original disseisor, it is then said to be brought in the per, because t...
by the head or polls. This term is applied when an estate is to be divided share and share alike. For example, if a legacy be given to the issue of A ...
When a writ of entry is brought against a second alienee or descendant from the disseisor, it is said to be in the per and cui, because the form of th...
A replication to a plea where something has been pleaded which would be a discharge, if it had been honestly pleaded, that such a thing has been obtai...
criminal law. Homicide per infortunium, or by misadventure, is said to take place when a man in doing a lawful act, without any intent to hurt, unfort...
By threats. When a man is compelled to enter into a contract by threats or menaces, either for. fear of loss of life, or mayhem, he may avoid it after...
By every part or parcel and by the whole. A joint tenant of lands is said to be seised per my et per tout. Litt. s. 288. See 7 Mann. & Gr. 172, note c...
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