Category: dictionaries

In old English Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A weight of two hundred and fifty-six pounds. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A woman who breaks the peace Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

A verdict whereby the jury refuse to follow the direction of the judge on a point of law Source: Black’s Law Dictionary […]

In Scotch law. Appur-tenances. “Parts and pertinents” are formal words in old deeds and charters. 1 Forb, Inst, pt 2, pp. 112, […]

In the English eccleslastlcal courts, a “suit for perturbation of seat” is the technical name for an actlon growlng out of a […]

A pittance; a small portion of alms or victuals. Also certain poor scholars of the Isle of Man. Cowell Source: Black’s Law […]

Applicable; relevant. Evidence is called “pertinent” when it is directed to the issue or matters in dispute, and legitimately tends to prove […]

In Spanish law. The claim or right which one has to the property in anything; the territory which belongs to any one […]

The fourth part of an acre. Cowell Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

The act of persuading; the nct of influencing the mind by arguments or reasons offered, or by anything that moves the mind […]

To belong or relate to, wheth-er by nature, appointment, or custom. See Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Fr. A person. This term is applicable to men and women, or to either. Civ. Code Lat. art. 3522, § 25 Source: […]

To persuade is to induce to act. Persuading is ln-dueing others to act. Crosby v. Hawthorn, 25 Ala. 221; wilson v. State, […]

In criminal law. To as-sume the person (character) of another, wlth-out his consent or knowledge, in order to de-ceive others, and, in […]

In Spanish law. An at-torney. So called because he represents the person ot another, either in or out of court. Las Partidas, […]

In modern civil law. The incidence of a law or statute upon per-sous, or that quality which makes it a personal law […]

Personal property; movable property; chattels Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. In tbe eivll law. A. personal action; an action Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

In old English law Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Having the rights and powers of a person; able to hold or malntain a plea In court; also capacity to take anything […]

Appertaining to the per-8on; belonging to an individual; limited to the person; having the nature or partaking of the qualities of human […]

A man considered accordlng to the rank he holds in society, with all the rlghts to whlch the place he holds entitles […]

Lat in tbe oivil law Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)

Lat. In the clvil law. A following after; a pursuing at law; a sult or prosecution. Properly that kind of Judl-cial proceedlng […]