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Definition of Paymaster-General The officer who makes the payments out of public money required for the Government Departments, by issuing drafts on the Bank of England Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Paymaster-General in the Dictionaries, […]

Definition of Payment Into Court The deposit of money with an official or banker of a Court of justice for the purposes of proceedings pending in the Court(1) Where the defendant in an action admits the plaintiff’s claim to a certain amount, he may pay that amount into Court by way of […]

Definition of Patria A jury of neighbours. See Jury Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Patria in the Dictionaries, Patria in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal Thesaurus, […]

Definition of Patrimonium Things in nostro patrimonio are things belonging to individuals. Things extra nostrum patrimonium are things belonging not to individuals but to all men (communes), to the State (publicce), to corporate bodies (univertitatis), or to no one (nullius). (Roman law.) […]

Definition of Patria Potestas The rights enjoyed by the head of a Roman family (paterfamilias) over his legitimate children. It was acquired by(1) birth, (2) legitimation, (3) adoption. It was lost by (1) death of the paterfamilias, (2) by loss of status of parent or child, (3) by promotion of […]

Definition of Payee The person to whom a bill of exchange is payable Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Payee in the Dictionaries, Payee in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the […]

Definition of Patriciatus The patriciate ; from the time of Constantine, the highest rank at Court. (Roman Law.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Patriciatus in the Dictionaries, Patriciatus in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics […]

Definition of Patrimonium Things in nostro patrimonio are things belonging to individuals. Things extra nostrum patrimonium are things belonging not to individuals but to all men (communes), to the State (publicce), to corporate bodies (univertitatis), or to no one (nullius). (Roman law.) […]

Definition of Pauper (1) A person in receipt of relief under the poor laws(2) A person suing or defending an action in forma pau peris. See Poor Person Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Pauper in the Dictionaries, Pauper in our legal dictionaries, […]

Definition of Pauperies Mischief occasioned by an animal; damage done without injuria, or wrong intent, on the part of the doer. (Roman law.) See Actio noxalis Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Pauperies in the Dictionaries, Pauperies in our legal […]