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ln old Scotch practice. A form of action known in the forms of the court of session, by which a delay to […]

Lat. A pretext; a pre-tense or color. Proetextu cujua, by pretense, or nnder pretext whereof. 1 Ld. Raym. 412 Source: Black's Law […]

Lat. In Roman law. A municipal officer of the city of Rome, being the chief judicial magistrate, and possessing an extensive equitable […]

Lat Presumption; a presumption. Also intrusion, or the unlaw-ful taking of anything Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat A passing over or omission. Used in the Roman law to de-scribe the act of a testator in excluding a given […]

Lat. In Roman law. A presi-dent or governor. Called a “nomen gen-erale,” including pro-consuls, legates, and all who governed provinces Source: Black's […]

Lat. In Roman law. “Prastare" meant to make good, and, when used in conjunction with the words “dare,” “facere," “oportere," denoted obligations […]

In old English law. An oflicer next in authority to the alderman of a hundred, called “prapositus regius;" or a steward or […]

Lat. In the dvil law. That mode of acquisition whereby one be-comes proprietor of a thlng on the ground that he has […]

In English law. The name of an offense against the king and hls government, though not subject to capital punishment. So called […]

Lat. Forename, or first name. The first of the three names by which the Romans were commonly distinguished. It marked the individual, […]

Lat in Roman law. A payment in advance of the whole or part of the share which a glven heir would he […]

Lat. Reward; compensa-tlon. Prtemium assecurationis, compensation for Insurance; premium of insurance. Locc. de Jur. Mar. lib. 2, c. 5, j 6 Source: […]

The fee paid on suing out. the writ of covenant, on levying fines, before the flne was passed. 2 Bl. Comm. 350 […]

In old English law. A preparatory oath Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. In Roman law. The chief ofiicer of the night watch. His jurisdiction extended to certain offenses affecting the public peace, aud […]

The mayor of a town Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In Roman law. Conquered towns, governed by an officer* called a “prefect,” who was chosen in some Instances Source: Black's Law Dictionary […]

Lat in Roman law. The name of an ofiicer who, from the time of Augustus, had the superintendence of the city and […]

Lat. In Roman law. A robber. See Dig. 50, 17, 126 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. Aforesaid. Some-times abbreviated to “prwfat” and “p. fat Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat Aforesaid. Hob. 6 Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat in the civil law. Land; an estate; a tenement; a piece of landed property. See Dlg. 50, 16, 115 Source: Black's […]

Such as arise merely and lmmedlately from the ground; as graln of all sorts, hops, hay, wood, fruit, herbs. 2 Bl. Comm. […]

Lat in Roman law. A herald or crier Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)