Category: P

In the civil law. A contract of pledge, hypothecation, or mortgage of realty.

A liquid measure of half a quart, or the eighth part of a gallon.

In mining law. A superficial deposit of sand, gravel, or disintegrated rock, carrying one or more of the precious metals, along the course or under the bed of a water-course, ancient or

In English practice. A private memorial tendered in open court to the judge, where the party injured sets forth his cause of action. A proceeding in inferior courts by which an action

The common or meaner sort of people; the plebeians

Lat Completely; fully; sufficiently.

One that holds more than one ecclesiastical benefice, with cure of souls.

The general principles by which a government is guided in its management of public affairs, or the legislature in its measures. This term, as applied to a law, ordinance, or rule of

A body of stagnant water without an outlet, larger than a puddle aud smaller than a lake; or a like body of water with a small outlet. Webster. And see Rockland Water

Lat. In Roman law. A law enacted by the people; a law passed by an assembly of the Roman people, In the eoniitia centuriata, on the motion of a sena- tor; differing

In the civil law. Duties paid in ports on merchandise. Taxes levied in old times at city gates. Tolls for passing over bridges.

An after-act; an act done afterwards; a post-act.

Borough- English, (q. v.)

A horse load, which consists of seventeen stone and two pounds, or two huudred and forty pounds weight. Fleta, 1. 2, c. 12; Cowell.

Pr. The country; the neighborhood. A trial per pais signifies a trial by the country; that is, by jury. An assurance by matter in pais is an assurance transacted between two or

The act of impaneling a jury.

Lat. He is ready to verify. The Latin form for concluding a pleading with a verification, (q. v.)

Lat. Of the same matter; on the same subject; as, laws pari materia must be construed with reference to each other. Bac. Abr. “Statute,” I, 3.

In French law. 1. The magistrates who are charged with the conduct of proceedings in criminal cases and misdemeanors. 2. That part of the bourse which is reserved for stock-brokers.

The persons who take part in the performance of any act, or who are directly interested in any affair, contract, or conveyance, or who are actively concerned in the prosecution and defense