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A traitor Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In French law. An at-torney-; one who has received a commission from another to act on his behalf. There were in France […]

Lat Ia Roman law. A prodigal; a spendthrift; a person whose extravagant habits manifested an inability to administer his own affairs, and […]

In criminal law, and in analogous uses elsewhere, to “procure” is to initiate a proceeding to cause a thing to be done; […]

A pimp; one that procures the seduction or prostitution of girls. They are punishable by statute in England and America Source: Black's […]

In Scotch law. A form of proceeding by which a vassal authorizes the feu to be re-turned to his superior. Bell. It […]

In old English law. A female agent or attorney in fact Fleta, lib. 3, c. 4, fi 4 Source: Black's Law Dictionary […]

The old name for church-ward-ens. Paroch. Antiq. 562 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law. The procuratory or instrument by which any person or community constituted or delegated their procurator or proctors to […]

In ecclesiastical law. Certain sums of money which parish priests pay yearly to the bishops or archdeacons ratione vtoitationis. Dig. 3, 39, […]

In tbe civil law. A Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat Management of another’s afTalrs hy his direction and in hls behalf; procuration; agency Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Agency; proxy; the act of constituting another one’s attorney In fact; action under a power of attorney or other constitution of agency. […]

Sp. In Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat To take care of another's affairs for him, or in his behalf; to manage; to take care of or superintend Source: […]

A procurator, proxy, or attorney. More particularly, an officer of the admiralty and ecclesiastical courts whose duties and business correspond exactly to […]

The writing or Instru-ment which authorizes a procurator to act. Cowell; Termes de la Ley Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in the Roman law. originally a consul whose command was pro-longed after his office had expired. An officer with consular authority, […]

The generation of children. one of the principal ends of marriage is the procreation of chlldren. Inst tit. 2, in pr Source: […]

The act of causing some state matters to be published or made generally known. A written or printed doc-ument in which are […]

An officer of the English court of common pleas Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in the Roman law. A girding or preparing for battle. Testa-mentum in proeinctu, a will made by a soldier, while girding […]

To promulgate; to an-nounce; to publish, by governmental author-ity, intelligence of public acts or transactions or other matters important to be known […]

L. Fr. Next. A term somewhat used in modern law, and more fre-quently in the old law; as prochein ami, prochein cousin. […]

An error in chronol-ogy; dating a thing before it happened Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)