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Definition of Proprietas Nuda; Proprietas Deducto Usufructu Bare ownership; ownership without usufruct. (Roman law.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Proprietas Nuda; Proprietas Deducto Usufructu in the Dictionaries, Proprietas Nuda; Proprietas […]

Definition of Proof A fact is said to be proved when the Court is satisfied as to its truth, and the evidence by which that result is produced is called the proof. The general rule is that the burden of proof (oww probandi) lies on the party who asserts the affirmative of the issue or…

Definition of Prorogation The bringing of a session of Parliament to an end. by an exercise of the royal prerogative, Bills lapse on a prorogation and must be re-introduced in the new session Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Prorogation in the […]

Definition of Provost-Marshal An officer appointed by general officers commanding to secure the prompt repression of all offences committed abroad, arrest and detain for trial persons subject to military law committing offences, and to execute punishments ordered by courtsmartial. In the Navy, […]

Definition of Prosecutor A person who takes proceedings against another in the name of the Crown; usually either the person injured, or in grave crimes the Public Prosecutor (q.v.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Prosecutor in the Dictionaries, […]

Definition of Prospectus A document setting forth the nature and objects of an issue of shares, debentures or other securities created by a company or corporation, and inviting the public to subscribe to the issue. See Companies (Consolidation) Act, 1908, s. 285 Browse You might be interested […]

Definition of Procurator An agent appointed by a mandate to act for another in a single, or in all, actions. He might be appointed under any conditions or arrangements ; no special words were needed. The procurator superseded the cognitor (q.v.), (Roman law.) Browse You might be interested in […]

Definition of Protection Order Under section 21 of the Matrimonial Causes Act, 1858, a deserted wife may obtain from either the High Court or a petty sessional Court an order protecting her property and earnings from her husband and those claiming through him Browse You might be interested in […]

Definition of Procurator-General The Treasury Solicitor (q.v.) Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Procurator-General in the Dictionaries, Procurator-General in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of […]

Definition of Protector Of A Settlement A person without whose consent a tenant in tail cannot bar the entail except as against his own issue, nor a tenant in base- fee enlarge his estate into a fee-simple. In the absence of a protector specially appointed by the settlor, the original owner of […]