Category: P

In criminal law, Any pain, penalty, suffering, or confinement inflicted upon a person by the authority of the law and the judgment and sentence of a court, for some crime or offense

Fr. A close or Inclosure ; as also the whole compass of a manor.

These words are used in the definition of a robbery from the person. The offense must have been committed by putting in fear the person robbed. 3 Inst. 68; 4 Bl. Comm.

An act of parliament, made in Ireland, (10 lieu. VII. c. 22, A. D. 1405;) so called because Sir Edward l’oyuiugs was lieuteuaut there when it was made, whereby all general statutes

A right which is granted for the advantage of one piece of land over another, and which may be exercised by every possessor of the land entitled against every possessor of the

Lat. In Roman law. A president or governor. Called a “nomen generate,” including pro-consuls, legates, and all who governed provinces.

Day-works which the tenants of certain manors were bound to give their lords in harvest time. Magna precaria was a great or general reaping day. Cowell.

In Scotch practice. Preliminary examination. The investigation of a criminal case, preliminary to committing the accused for trial. 2 Alis. Crim. Pr. 134.

See NEGATIVE PREGNANT.

A gift; a gratuity; anything presented or given.

A sum of money paid by archdeacons yearly to their bishop; also purveyance. Cowell.

In England, when the yearly list of persons nominated for the office of sheriff is submitted to the sovereign, he takes a pin, and to insure PRICKING NOTE 938

full meaning of a word should be ascertained at the outset, in order that the sense may not be lost by defect of expression, and that the law be not without reasons.

An ancient hereditary revenue of the crown, consisting in the right to take a certain quantity from cargoes of wine imported into England. In Edward I.’s reign it was converted into a

In Roman law. A special constitution by which the Roman emperor conferred on some single person some anomalous or irregular right, or imposed upon some single person some anomalous or irregular obligation,

As a gift; asin case of gift; by title of gift. A species of usucaption in the civil law. Dig. 41, 0.See Id. 5, 3, 13, 1.

To the extent of his power or ability. Bract, fol. 109.

In Saxon law. To Claim a thing as one’s own. Jacob. In modern law language. To make proof, as in the term “onus probandi,” the burden or duty of making proof.

In French law. A written report, which is signed, setting forth a statement of facts. This term is applied to the report proving the meeting and the resolutions passed at a meeting

Agency; proxy; the act of constituting another one’s attorney in fact; action under a power of attorney or other constitution of agency. Indorsing a bill or note “by procuration” (or per proc.)