Category: P

In English law. A circuit of ground, committed to the charge of one parson or vicar, or other minister having cure of souls therein. 1 Bl. Comm. 111. Wilson v. State, 34

A certain portion of lands, tithes, and offerings, established by law, for the maintenance of the minister who has the cure of souls. Tomlins. The word is more generally used for the

The act of giving birth to a child.

A book in which a bank or banker enters the deposits made by a cus- tomer, and which is retained by the latter. Also a book in which a merchant enters the

He to whom a patent has been granted. The term is usually applied to one who has obtained letters patent for a new invention.

In old ecclesiastical law. A godfather. Spelman.

The person receiving a pawn, or to whom a pawn Is made; the person to whom goods are delivered by another in pledge.

n the civil law. The unlawful appropriation, by a depositary of public funds, of the property of the government intrusted to bis care, to his own use, or that of others. Domat.

A woman who belongs to the nobility, which may lie either in her own right or by right of marriage.

Suspense; tbe state of being pendent or undecided; the state of an action, etc.. after it has been begun, and before the final disposition of it.

The state or condition of a peou as above defined; a condition of en- forced servitude, by which the servitor is restrained of his liberty and compelled to labor in liquidation of

L. Lat. In English law. By the form of tlie gift; by tlie designation of the giver, and not by the operation of law. 2 Bl. Comm. 113, 191.

Lat. By roots or stocks; by representation. This term, derived from the civil law, is much used in the law of descents and distribution, and denotes that method of dividing an intestate

Lat. In Roman law. Hostility or enmity towards the Roman republic; traitorous conduct on the part of a citizen, subversive of the authority of the laws or tending to overthrow the government.

Any point, space, or division of time. “The word ‘period’ has its etymo- logical meaning, but it also has a distinctive signification, according to the subject with which it may be used

Never ceasing; continuous ; enduring; lasting; unlimited in respect of time; continuing without intermission or interval. See Scanlan v. Crawshaw, 5 Mo. App. 337. Perpetual edict. In Roman law. Originally the term

The act of persuading; the act of influencing the mind by arguments or reasons offered, or by anything that moves the mind or passions, or inclines the will to a determination. See

One who presents a petition to a court, officer, or legislative body. In legal proceedings begun by petition, the person against whom action or relief is prayed, or who opposes the prayer

A narrow slip of land running into a corner.

Plunder; the forcible taking of private property by an invading or con- quering army from the enemy’s subjects. American Ins. Co. v. Bryan, 26 Wend. (N. Y.) 573, 37 Am. Dec. 278.