Category: P

n French law. A sum of money frequently paid, at the moment of* euteriug iuto a contract, beyond the price agreed upou. It differs from air Ita, iu this: that it is

The name for a consignment of goods, consisting of one large parcel made up of several small ones, (each bearing a different address,) collected from different persons by the immediate consignor, (a

A duty to lords of manors for exporting and importing vessels of wiue at any of their ports. Jacob.

One who adheres to the communion of the Church of Rome. The word seems to be considered by the Roman Catholics themselves as a nickname of reproach, originating in their maintaining the

In the law of real property parcel signifies a part or portion of land. As used of chattels, it signifies a small package or bundle. See State v. Jordan, 36 Fla. 1,

Lat. For the like reason ; by like mode of reasoning. Paria copulantur paribus. Like things unite with like. Bac. Max. Paribus sententiis reus absolvitur. Where the opinions are equal, [where the

Lat In the civil law. Parricide; the murder of a parent Dig. 48, 9, & PARS 875 PARTICULAR

The dividing of lands held by joint tenants, coparceners, or tenants in common, into distinct portions, so that they may hold them in severalty. And, in a less techuical sense, any division

In the civil law. A feeding wood; a wood devoted to the feeding of cattle! Dig. 50, 16, 30, 5.

Land on which cattle are fed; also the right of pasture. Co. Litt 46.

In the civil law. A title of the highest honor, conferred on those who enjoyed the chief place in the emperor’s esteem.

Lat. In Roman law. Damage or injury done by an irrational animal, without active fault on the part of the owner, but for which the latter was bound PAVAGE 8S3 PAYMENT to

As applied to the affairs of a state or nation peace may be either external or internal. In the former case, the term denotes the prevalence of amicable relations and mutual good

Lat In the civil and old English law. A putting or placing of the foot. A term used to denote the possession of lands by actual corporal entry upon them Waggoner v.

The wool pulled off the skin or pelt of dead sheep. 8 Hen. VI. c. 22.

A stated allowance out o? the public treasury granted by government to an individual, or to his representatives, for his valuable services to the country, or in compensation for loss or damage

Lat. By consequence; consequently. Yearb. M. 9 Edw. III. 8.

Lat Whereby. When the declaration in an action of tort, after stating the acts complained of, goes on to allege the consequences of those acts as a ground of special damage to

Taking into possession. Thus, perception of crops or of profits is re- ducing them to possession.

In medical jurisprudence. An inflammation of the lining membrane of the heart.