PUBLICIANA
In the civil law. The name of an action introduced by the pra;tor Publicius, the object of which was to recover a thing which had been lost Its effects were similar to
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In the civil law. The name of an action introduced by the pra;tor Publicius, the object of which was to recover a thing which had been lost Its effects were similar to
The division of a written or printed document into sentences by means of periods; aud of sentences into smaller divisions by means of commas, semi- colons, colons, etc.
To steal; to commit larceny or theft. McCann v. U. S., 2 Wyo. 298.
In pleading. To confide to; to rely upon; to submit to. As in tbe phrase, “the said defendant puts himself upon the country;” that is, he trusts his case to the arbitrament
A power or authority conferred by one person by deed or will upon another (called the “donee”) to appoint, that is, to select and nominate, the person or persons who are to
In French law. Under the regime en eommun- aute, when that is of the conventional kind, if the surviving husband or wife is eutitleil to take any portion of the common property
Lat. Reward; compensation. Prwmium assecuraiionis, compensation for insurance ; premium of insurance. Locc. de Jur. Mar. lib. 2, c. 5,
The request contained in a bill in equity that the court will grant tlie process, aid. or relief which the complainant desires. Also, by extension, the term is ap- plied to that
A constable’s or police district. The immediate neighborhood of a palace or court. A poll-district. See Union Pac. Ry. Co. v. Ryan, 113 U. S. 516, 5 Sup. Ct. 601, 28 L.
A term used in English law to designate a new issue of shares of stock in a company, which, to facilitate the disposal of them, are accorded a priority or preference over
T. Ashenfelter, 4 N. M. 93, 12 Pac. 879; State y. Archibald, 5 N. D. 359, 60 N. YV. 234; Du- luth Elevator Co. v. White. 11 N. D. 534, 90 N.
See IMPRESSMENT.
To hinder or preclude. To stop or intercept the approach, access, or performance of a thing. Webster; U. S. v. Souders, 27 Fed. Cas. 1,2(59; Green v. State, 109 Ga. 536, 35
To stand first or paramount to take precedence or priority of; to outrank ; as, in the sentence “taxes prime all other liens.”
Lat. The former; earlier; preceding ; preferable or preferred.
Fr. Pregnant privately. The term is applied to a woman who is pregnant, but not yet quick with child.
For, or In case of, default of issue. 2 Salk. 020.
For breach or faith. 3 Bl. Comm. 52.
Lat. In the civil law. A great-great-aunt.
In practice. A writ by which a cause which has been removed from an inferior to a superior court by certiorari or otherwise is sent down again to the same court, to