Category: P

As appears by the record. In the Latin phraseology of pleading, this was the proper for- mula for making reference to a record.

Immediate; nearest; next in order.

Lat. In the civil law. Public law; that law which regards the state of the commonwealth. Inst. 1, 1, 4.

In medical jurisprudence. A wound made by the insertion into the body of any instrument having a sharp point. The term is practically synonymous with “stab.”

party;” but it is now used in relation to any kind of partition proceedings. See Seiders v. Giles, 141 Pa. 93, 21 AU. 014.

To open. To put out lights; to open or cut windows. 11 East, 372. Putagium hsereditatem non adiniit. 1 Beeve, Eng. Law, c. 3, p. 117. Incontinence does not take away an

In English law. Those belonging to private persons who have purchased or erected them with a view to profit or otherwise

In English law, are chapels founded at some period later than the church itself. They were designed for the accommodation of such of the parishioners as in course of time had begun

In the civil law. An action in personam. A personal action seeks to enforce an obligation imposed on the defendant by his contract or delict; that is. it is the contention that

In this phrase the word “public” is used, not in the sense that it must be executed openly and in public, but in the sense of being so general and indefinite in

An agent acting for an individual in his private affairs: as distinguished from a public agent, who represents the government in some administrative capacity.

One which is entirely gratuitous, and which dispenses its benefits without any charge or pecuniary return whatever. See In re Keech’s Estate (Surr.) 7 N. Y. Supp. 331; In re Lenox’s Estate

An agent of the public.

In the law of evidence. A communication made to a counsel, solicitor, or attorney, in professional confidence, and which he is not permitted to divulge; otherwise called a “confidential communication.” 1 Starkie,

Such as are either by word of mouth or are committed to writing, but are not under seal. The common law draws only one great line, between things under seal and not

A principal contract is one which stands by itself, justifies its own existence, and is not subordinate or auxiliary to any other. Accessory contracts are those made for assuring the performance of

A sale of property at auction, where any and all persons who choose are permitted to attend and offer bids. Though this phrase is frequently used, it is doubtful whether the word

A contract relating to personal property, or one which so f[ar involves the element of personal knowledge or skill or personal confidence that it can be performed only by the person with

In maritime law. A term used to denote such charges and disbursements as, according to occurrences and the custom of every place, the master necessarily furnishes for the benefit of the ship

An obligation growing out of a contract or contractual relation, of such a nature that it debars the party from legally entering into a similar contract at a later time with any