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  • Pound-breach

    Definition of Pound-breach The taking of goods out of a pound before the distrainor’s claim has been satisfied Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Pound-breach in the Dictionaries, Pound-breach in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics […]

  • Power

    Definition of Power -The ability conferred on a person by law to determine, by his own will directed to that end, the legal relations of himself or others (Salmond). A power is the converse of disability. It differs from a right in that there are no accompanying duties. Powers are public, i. […]

  • Possidere Pro Herede

    Definition of Possidere Pro Herede To possess in the belief that one is heir. (Roman law.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Possidere Pro Herede in the Dictionaries, Possidere Pro Herede in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics […]

  • Possidere Pro Possessore

    Definition of Possidere Pro Possessore To possess the part or, the whole of an inheritance without any right, and with the knowledge that one is not the owner. (Roman Law.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Possidere Pro Possessore in the […]

  • Post Litem Mo Tarn

    Definition of Post Litem Mo Tarn After litigation has been in contemplation. See Lis Mot a Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Post Litem Mo Tarn in the Dictionaries, Post Litem Mo Tarn in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from […]

  • Postea

    Definition of Postea A formal statement, indorsed on the nisi prius record, which gave an account of the proceedings at the trial of the action Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Postea in the Dictionaries, Postea in our legal dictionaries, Related […]

  • Postliminium

    Definition of Postliminium Beyond the threshold ; the doctrine of the Roman Law that persons captured by the enemy were, on their return, deemed to revert to their original status, on the fiction that no capture had occurred. The doctrine has been adopted by international law as the rule by […]

  • Postmaster-GeneraI

    Definition of Postmaster-GeneraI The Minister at the head of the Post Office. He can s(t in the House of Commons. See the Representation of the People Act, 1867, s. 52 Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Postmaster-GeneraI in the Dictionaries, […]

  • Post-mortem Examination

    Definition of Post-mortem Examination A medical examination of a corpse in order to discover the cause of death. It may be ordered by a coroner under section 21 of the Coroners Act, 1887. It may be made without an inquest. (Coroners (Amendment) Act, 1926, s. 21.) Browse You might be interested […]

  • Post-mortem Examination

    Definition of Post-mortem Examination A medical examination of a corpse in order to discover the cause of death. It may be ordered by a coroner under section 21 of the Coroners Act, 1887. It may be made without an inquest. (Coroners (Amendment) Act, 1926, s. 21.) Browse You might be interested […]