Category: P

Lat. In old practice. By the consideration (judgment) of the court. Yearb. M. 1 Edw. II. 2. PER CURIAM. Lat. By the court. A phrase used in the reports to distinguish an

Lat. In old pleading. Whereby he lost the service [of his servant.] A phrase used in the old declarations in actions of trespass by a master, for beating or ill using his

In old records. A wear; a place in a river made up with banks, dams, etc., for the better convenience of preserving and taking fish. Cowell.

In old practice. Parchment. In pcrgamcno scribi fccit. 1 And. 54.

A writ to an ordinary, commanding him to admit a clerk to a benefice upon exchange made with another. Reg. Orig. 307.

the nature or partaking of the qualities of human beings, or of movable property. As to personal “Action,” “Assets,” “Chattels,” “Contract,” “Covenant,” “Credit,” “De- mand,” “Disability,” “Franchise,” “Injury,” “Judgment,” “Knowledge,” “Law,” “Liability.”

A woman who breaks the peace.

Small, minor, of less or inconsiderable importance. The English form of “petit,” and sometimes used instead of that word in such compounds as “petty jury,” “petty larceny,” and “petty treason.” See PETIT.

A thief who secretly steals money or other property from the person of another.

An allowance set apart by a husband for the personal expenses of his wife, for her dress and pocket money. PINCERNA 900 PIX

A mode of testing coin. The ascertaining whether coin Is of the proper standard is in England called “pixiug” it; PIX 901 PLACITUM and there are occasions on which resort is had

One who publishes the thoughts and writings of another as his own.

The peculiar science or system of rules and principles, established in the common law, according to which the pleadings or responsive allegations of litigating parties are framed, with a view to preserve

Pledges to return the subject of distress, should the right be determined agaiust the party bringing the action of replevin. 3 Steph. Comm. (7th Ed.) 422n.

Lat. In the civil law. Soldering. Dig. (J, 1, 23, 5.

The process of the law of Scotland which answers to the distress of the English law. Poinding is of three kinds: Ileal poinding or poinding of the ground. This is tlie action

In Hindu law. The head of a village or district; also a military chieftain In the peninsula, answering to a hill zemindar in the northern drears. Wharton.

An old writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to charge one or more to repair a bridge.

1. In old English law, this title was given to an oflicer of the courts who carried a rod or stall before the justices. 2. A person who keeps a gate or

Lat. The power or force of the county. The entire population of a county above the age of fifteen, which a sheriff may summon to his assistance in cer- tain cases; as