Category: P

To plead

A map, or representation on paper, of a piece of land subdivided into lots, with streets, alleys, etc., usually drawn to a scale. McDaniel v. Mace, 47 PLAY-DEUT 903 PLEA Iowa, 510;

L. Fr. That may be brought or conducted; as an action or “plea,” as it was formerly called. Britt. c. 32.

A kind of earnest used In public sales at Amsterdam. Wharton.

In Roman law. A phrase denoting the offense of claiming more than was just in one’s pleadings. This more might be claimed in four different respects, viz.: (1) Re, i. e., in

A tax ordained by act of parliament, (18 Car. II. c. 1,) by which every subject in the kingdom was assessed by the head or poll, according to his degree. Cowell. A

Lat. To put, place, lay, or set. Often used in the Latin terms and phrases of the old law.

In English law. The generic name for port duties charged to ships. Harg. Law Tract, 64.

Lat. Of positive law. “That was a rule positivi juris; I do not mean to say an unjust one.” Lord Elleu- borough, 12 East. G39. Posito nno oppositorum, negatur alteram. One of

Belating to the mails; pertaining to the post-office.

Lat In the civil law. Power; authority; domination ; empire. Im- pcrium, or the jurisdiction of magistrates. The power of the father over his children, patria potest as. The authority of masters

Relating to or generating an agreement; by way of bargain or cove- nant.

A palfrey; a horse to travel on.

The tenure between parceners, viz., that which the youngest owes to the eldest without homage or service. Domesday.

A Joint heir; one who, with others, holds an estate in co-parcenary, (g. v.)

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.