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To preside over a court is to “hold” it,—to dlrect, control, and govern it as the chlef officer. A judge may “preside” […]

A body of electors chosen in the different states, whose sole duty It is to elect a presldent and vice-president of the […]

The present instrument. The phrase “these presents” is nsed in any legal document to designate the instrument in which the phrase Itself […]

Keeping safe from harm; avoiding Injury, destruction, or decay. This term always presupposes a real or existing danger. See Grihble v. wilson, […]

Immediately; now; at once. A right which may be exercised “presently” is opposed to one in reversion or re-mainder Source: Black's Law […]

In criminal prao Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

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

In ecclesiastical law. A clerk who has been presented by his patron to a bishop in order to be instituted in a […]

The existence of a person in a particular place at a given time, partic-ularly with reference to some act done there and […]

In ecclesiastical law, The act of a patron or proprietor of a living in offering or presenting a clerk to the ordi-nary […]

To assert a right or title to the enjoyment of a thing, on the ground, of having hitherto had the uninterrupted and […]

A mode of acqulring title to incorporeal hereditaments grounded on the fact of immemorial or long-continued enjoyment. See Lucas v. Turnpike Co., […]

That part of the church where divine offices are performed; formerly applied to the choir or chancel, because it was the piace […]

That to which a right may be acquired by prescription Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

I* Fr. Near. Oy pres, so near; as near. See Cr Pass Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in civil and ecclesiastical law. An elder; a presbyter; a priest. Cod. L 3, 6, 20; Nov. 6 Source: Black's Law […]

This word means something more than “weight;" it denotes a superiority of weight, or outweighing. The words are not synonymous, but substantially […]

An exclusive or peculiar privilege. The special power, privilege, immunity, or advantage vested in an offi-cial person, either generally, or in respect […]

L. Fr. To Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Forethought; preconceiv-ed; premeditated. See Territory v. Banni-gan. 1 Dak. 451, 46 N. W. 597; People v. Clark, 7 N. Y. 385 Source: […]

That whlch is put before; that which precedes; the foregoing state-ments. Thus, in logic, the two introductory propositions of the syllogism are […]

The sum paid or agreed to be paid hy an assured to the underwriter as the consideration for the insurance; being a […]

The act of rnedl-tatlng in advance; dellberatlon upon a contemplated act; plotting or contriving; a de-sign formed to do something before it […]

A princlpal minister of state; the prlme minister Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Introductory; initia-tory; preceeding; temporary and provision-al; as preliminary examination, injunction, articles of peace, etc Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)