Tag: PU

  • Puis Darrein Continuance

    Definition of Puis Darrein Continuance A plea in which the defendant pleaded some matter of defence which had arisen since the last continuance or adjournment.Now, where a ground of defence arises after the delivery of the statement of defence, the defendant may by leave of the Court or a […]

  • Pupil I Us

    Definition of Pupil I Us A person sui juris, under the age of puberty, whose affairs are managed, and whose want of legal capacity is supplied by a tutor. (Roman law.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Pupil I Us in the Dictionaries, Pupil I Us in […]

  • Puisne

    Definition of Puisne Later born, or younger. A puisne Judge means a Judge of the High Court of Justice other than the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Chief Justice of England, and the President of the Probate Division They are styled Justices of the High Court. (Judicature Act, 1925, s. 2.) Browse […]

  • Purparty

    Definition of Purparty Share or portion Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Purparty in the Dictionaries, Purparty in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal Thesaurus, Find […]

  • Puisne Mortgage

    Definition of Puisne Mortgage Any legal mortgage not protected by a deposit of documents of title and not being registered in the local deeds register (if any). (Land Charges Act, 1925, s. 10.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Puisne Mortgage in […]

  • Purpresture

    Definition of Purpresture Iiiclosure Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Purpresture in the Dictionaries, Purpresture in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal Thesaurus, Find […]

  • Pupil I Us

    Definition of Pupil I Us A person sui juris, under the age of puberty, whose affairs are managed, and whose want of legal capacity is supplied by a tutor. (Roman law.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Pupil I Us in the Dictionaries, Pupil I Us in […]

  • Pur Autre Vie

    Definition of Pur Autre Vie See Tenant pur autre vie Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Pur Autre Vie in the Dictionaries, Pur Autre Vie in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the […]

  • Purchase

    Definition of Purchase In the special legal sense purchase means to acquire land by lawful act ; e.g., by conveyance, gift or devise, as opposed to title by act of the law, such as descent, dower, curtesy, inclosure, partition, etc., and to title by wrong, as in the case of disseisin. One who […]

  • Purgation

    Definition of Purgation To make clean : the modes by which a man accused of crime acquitted himself. They were compurgation, the ordeal, and trial by battle Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Purgation in the Dictionaries, Purgation in our legal […]