In French law. An at-torney-; one who has received a commission from another to act on his behalf. There were in France two classes of procureurs: Procureurs ad ncgotia, appointed by an individual to act for him in the administration of his affairs; persons invested with a power of attorney; corresponding to “attorneys in fact.” Procureurs ad lites were persons ap-polnted and authorized to act for a party in a court of Justice. These corresponded to at-torneys at law, (now called, in England, “solicitors of the supreme court.”) The order of procureurs was abolished in 1791, and that of ovouts established in their place. Mozley & whitley
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Lat Ia Roman law. A prodigal; a spendthrift; a person whose extravagant habits manifested an inability to administer his own affairs, and for whom a guardian might therefore be appointed
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In criminal law, and in analogous uses elsewhere, to “procure” is to initiate a proceeding to cause a thing to be done; to instigate; to contrive, bring about, effect, or cause. See U. S. v. wilson, 28 Fed. Cns. 710; Gore v. Lloyd, 12 Mees. & W. 480; Marcus v. Bernstein, 117 N. C. 31, 23 8. E. 38; Rosenberger v. State, 154 Ind. 425, 56 N. E. 914; Long v. State, 23 Neb. 33. 36 N. W. 310
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A pimp; one that procures the seduction or prostitution of girls. They are punishable by statute in England and America
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In Scotch law. A form of proceeding by which a vassal authorizes the feu to be re-turned to his superior. Bell. It is anal-ogous to the surreuder of copyholds in Eng-land.
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In old English law. A female agent or attorney in fact Fleta, lib. 3, c. 4, fi 4
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The old name for church-ward-ens. Paroch. Antiq. 562
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In old English law. The procuratory or instrument by which any person or community constituted or delegated their procurator or proctors to represent them in any judicial court or cause. Cowell
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In ecclesiastical law. Certain sums of money which parish priests pay yearly to the bishops or archdeacons ratione vtoitationis. Dig. 3, 39, 25; Ayl. Par. 429
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Lat Management of another’s afTalrs hy his direction and in hls behalf; procuration; agency
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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.) is doing it as proxy for another or by his au-thority
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Lat To take care of another’s affairs for him, or in his behalf; to manage; to take care of or superintend
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A procurator, proxy, or attorney. More particularly, an officer of the admiralty and ecclesiastical courts whose duties and business correspond exactly to tbose of an attorney at law or solicitor in chancery
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The writing or Instru-ment which authorizes a procurator to act. Cowell; Termes de la Ley
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Lat in the Roman law. originally a consul whose command was pro-longed after his office had expired. An officer with consular authority, but without the title of “consul.” The governor of a province. Calvin
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The generation of children. one of the principal ends of marriage is the procreation of chlldren. Inst tit. 2, in pr
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The act of causing some state matters to be published or made generally known. A written or printed doc-ument in which are contained such matters, issued by proper authority. 3 Inst. 162; 1 Bl. Comm. 170
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An officer of the English court of common pleas
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Lat in the Roman law. A girding or preparing for battle. Testa-mentum in proeinctu, a will made by a soldier, while girding himself, or preparing to engage in battle. Adams, Rom. Ant. 62: Calvin
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To promulgate; to an-nounce; to publish, by governmental author-ity, intelligence of public acts or transactions or other matters important to be known by the people
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L. Fr. Next. A term somewhat used in modern law, and more fre-quently in the old law; as prochein ami, prochein cousin. Co. Litt. 10
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An error in chronol-ogy; dating a thing before it happened
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