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| PACE | | A measure of length containing two feet and a half; ... |
| PACIFICATION | | The act of making peace between two countries which have ... |
| PACTIONS | | International law. When contracts between nations are to be performed ... |
| PACTUM CONSTITUTAE PECUNIAE | | civil law. An agreement by which a person appointed to ... |
| PACTUM DE NON PETANDO | | civil law. An agreement made, between a creditor and his ... |
| PACTUM DE QUOTA LITIS | | An agreement by which a creditor of a sum difficult ... |
| PAGODA | | comm. law. A denomination of money in Bengal. In the ... |
| PAIS, or PAYS | | A French word signifying country. In law, matter in pais ... |
| PALFRIDUS | | A palfrey; a horse to travel on. 1 Tho. Co. ... |
| PANDECTS | | civil law. The name of an abridgment or compilation of ... |
| PANEL | | practice. A schedule or roll containing the names of jurors, ... |
| PANNEL | | Scotch law. A person, accused of a crime; one indicted. ... |
| PAPER DAYS | | Eng. law. Days on which special arguments are to take ... |
| PAPER MONEY | | By paper money is understood the engagements to pay money ... |
| PAPER-BOOK | | practice. A book or paper containing an abstract of all ... |
| PAR | | comm. law. Equal. It is used to denote a state ... |
| PARAGE | | Equality of name or blood, but more especially of land ... |
| PARAGIUM | | A Latin term which signifies equality. It is derived from ... |
| PARAMOUNT | | That which is superior. </P><P>2. It is usually applied to ... |
| PARAPHERNALIA | | The name given to all such things as a woman ... |
| PARATITLA | | civil law. An abbreviated explanation of some titles or books ... |
| PARATUM HABEO | | A return made by the sheriff to a capias ad ... |
| PARAVAIL | | Tenant paravail is the lowest tenant of the fee, or ... |
| PARCEL | | estates. Apart of the estate. 1 Com. Dig. Abatement, H ... |
| PARCENARY | | The state or condition of holding title to lands jointly ... |
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