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Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

A prodigal

According tc the Code Napoleon, a French subject of fuB age, who is of extravagant habits, when ad judged to be a “prodigal,” is restrained from dealing with his movables without the consent of a legal adviser.

Such judgment in France will be disregarded by an English court; [3902] 1 Ch. 488; 49 L. J. Ch. 201.

PRODITORIE ( Law Lat. ).

Treasonably.

This is a technical word formerly used in indictments for treason, when they were written in Latin. Tomlins.