Promulgation

The order given to cause a law to be executed, and to make it public. It differs from "publication."

1 Bl. Comm. 45; St. 6 Hen. VI. c. 4.

PROMUTUUM (Lat.) In civil law. A quasi contract, by which he who receives a certain sum of money, or a certain quantity of fungible things, which have been paid to him through mistake, contracts towards the payer the obligation of returning him as mifch. Poth. de I'Usure, pt.

3, § 1, a. 1.

This contract is called promutuum, because it has much resemblance to that of mutuum. This resemblance consists in this: First, that in both a sum of money or some fungible things are required; second, that in both there must be a transfer of the property in the thing; third, that in both there must be returned the same amount or quantity of the thing received. But, though there is this general resemblance the actual contract of the parties, made expressly, but the latter is a quasi contract, which is the effect of an error or mistake.

1 Bouv. Inst, notes 1125, 1126.

PRONUNCIATIO (Lat. Prom pronuneiare, to pronounce.) In old English law. Delivery of judgment on a verdict. Bract, fol.

289.