Law Dictionary

Through which he lost the services.

Lat. A rent action by which the grantee of a seigniory coutd compel the tenants of the grantor to attorn to himself. It was abolished by St. 3 & 4 Wm. IV. C. 27, § 35.

Through reasoning one arrives at the legal reason.

FACTUM NEgantis nulla probatio est. It Is In the nature of things that he who denies a fact is not bound to give proof. PER SALTUM (Lat.) By a leap or bound; by a sudden movement;

In the nature of things, one denying a fact is held to no proof.

By a leap or bound; quickly.

By sample. A purchase so made is a collateral engagement that the goods shall be of a particular quality. 4 B. & Aid. 387.

By itself; of itself. Fraud per se. 3 Pick. (Mass.) 257.

I. In the civil law. A following after; a pursuing at law; a suit or prosecution; properly, that kind of judicial proceeding before the prsetor which was called extraordinary.

(Civil Law) Proceeding against one in a civil or criminal action.

Only a per se exclusionary rule as to such testimony can be an effective sanction to assure that law enforcement authorities will respect the accused's constitutional right to the

Lat. In the civll law. To follow after; to pursue or claim in form of law. An action is called a "jus persequendi."

Once the manufacturer has parted with title and risk, he has parted with dominion over the product, and his effort thereafter to restrict territory or persons to whom the product m

(L. Lat.) By the service. PER STIRPES (Lat. stirps, trunk or root of a tree or race). By or according to stocks or roots; by right of representation. Gen. St. Mass. 1860; c. 9, § 1

Lat. In Roman law. The sale per æs et libram (with copper and scales) was a ceremony used in transferring res mancipi, in the emancipation of a son or slave, and in one of the form

[S]earches conducted outside the judicial process, without prior approval by judge or magistrate, are per se unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment—subject only to a few specifica

There are certain agreements or practices which because of their pernicious effect on competition and lack of any redeeming virtue are conclusively presumed to be unreasonable and

there are certain agreements or practices which because of their pernicious effect on competition and lack of any redeeming virtue are conclusively presumed to be unreasonable and

agreements or practices which because of their pernicious effect on competition and lack of any redeeming virtue are conclusively presumed to be unreasonable and therefore illegal

o. sc. In old Soots law. Pursuer; plaintiflE or prosecutor.

The term “Persian Gulf conflict” means the period beginning on January 16, 1991, and ending on the date thereafter prescribed by Presidential proclamation or by law. / The term “Pe

The term “Persian Gulf veteran” means a member of the armed forces who served on active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf Conflict. / For pur

The term “Persian Gulf War” means the period beginning on August 2, 1990, and ending on the date thereafter prescribed by Presidential proclamation or by law.

an individual, a trust or estate, a partnership, or a corporation.

A person.

Sui juris,, which see.

A person joined (by ties of blood) is equivalent to the person’s own interest.

A personal connection [literally, a united person, union with a person] is equivalent to one's own interest; nearness of blood is as good a consideration as one's own interest. Bac

“person acting as a parent” means a person, other than a parent, who has physical custody of a child and who has either been awarded custody by a court or claims a right to custody

The term “person acting on behalf of an issuer” means an officer, director, or employee of the issuer. / The term “person acting on behalf of an issuer” means any officer, director

A person pointed out or described as an individual, as opposed to a person ascertained as a member of a class, or as filling a particular character.

The church was capable of receiving endowments of land, and that the minister of the parish was, during his incumbency, seized of the freehold of its inheritable property, as empha

CUM STATU quodam consideratus. A person Is a man considered with reference to a certain status. Heinec. Elem. Jur. Civ. lib. 1, tit. 2, § 75.

A person is a man when considered as to a certain status.

A town or a borough acts as a person. See 23 Wend. (N. Y.) 103.

a stockholder having a substantial financial or economic interest distinct from that of the corporation which is directly and adversely affected by an order of the Commission, irre

one must have been a victim of a search or seizure, one against whom the search was directed, as distinguished from one who claims prejudice only through the use of evidence gather

A derm used in diplomacy to indicate that a representative of one nation is personally acceptable, in that capacity, to the government to which he is accredited.

Same as Parson imparsonee.

Belonging to the person. This adjective is frequently employed in connection with substantives, as personal services (see 59 N. H. 551), personal goods (see 5 Mason [U. S.] 356), e

The term "personal accounts" means accounts for online and telecommunications services, including telephone, residential internet access, email, text and multimedia messa

In the Civil Law. An action in which one person (the actor) sues another (the reus) in respect of some obligation which he is under to the actor either ex contractu or ex delicto.

It is fundamental that these cases concern rights which are personal and present.

Chattels, money, and other personal property belonging to a bankrupt, insolvent, or decedent estate, which go to the assignee or executor.

the term “personal assistance” means service provided under this chapter which may include, but is not limited to, aid given to eligible project residents in grooming, dressing, an

The term “personal assistance services” means a range of services, provided by one or more persons, designed to assist an individual with a disability to perform daily living activ

an individual employed " by the customer " to provide ...

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “personal benefit contract” means, with respect to the transferor, any life insurance, annuity, or endowment contract if any direct or in

The term “personal care services” means personal care services provided under a State plan under this subchapter (or under a waiver of the plan), including services provided under

The term “personal casualty gain” means the recognized gain from any involuntary conversion of property which is described in subsection (c)(3) arising from fire, storm, shipwreck,

The term “personal casualty loss” means any loss described in subsection (c)(3). For purposes of paragraph (2), the amount of any personal casualty loss shall be determined after t

Strictly and son of the owner and carried about with him from one part of the world to another. 2 Bl. Comm. 388*. See Chattel; Personal Effects.

See Chattels.

The term “personal contact information” means information, or a forum to obtain such information, that would permit individuals to contact each other, including— (i) the name or re

A contract as to personal property. A covenant (or contract) personal relates only to matters personal as distinguished from real, and is binding on the covenantor (contractor) dur

g., a contract to marry. See 59 Cal. 37.

A covenant which binds only the covenantor and his personal representatives in respect to assets, and can be taken advantage of only by the covenantee. A covenant which must be per

That credit which a person possesses as an individual, and which is founded on the opinion entertained of his character and business standing.

A demand for payment of a bill or note, made upon the drawer, acceptor, or maker, in person. See 1 Daniel, Neg. Inst. § 589.

other matters of personal baggage not used as clothing.

Personal property.

A franchise of corporate existence, or one which authorizes the formation and existence of a corporali on, is sometimes calied a "personal" franchise, as distinguished from a "prop

Personal funds.—The term “personal funds” means an amount that is derived from— (A) any asset that, under applicable State law, at the time the individual became a candidate, the c

That property which passes by hand and property which marriage passed from the wife to the hus-. band. Co. Litt. 185 b. See Personal Property.

The term “personal health record” means an electronic record of PHR identifiable health information (as defined in section 17937(f)(2) of this title ) on an individual that can be

For purposes of this subtitle, the term "personal holding company" means any corporation (other than a corporation described in subsection (c)) if— (1) Adjusted ordinary

For purposes of this subtitle, the term “personal holding company income” means the portion of the adjusted ordinary gross income which consists of: (1) Dividends, interest, royalt

The term “personal hospitality of any individual” means hospitality extended for a nonbusiness purpose by an individual, not a corporation or organization, at the personal residenc

Personal things follow the person. Flanders v. Cross, 10 Cush. (Mass.) 516.

Personal things follow the person. See 10 Cush. (Mass.) 516.

The term "personal identification card" means an identification document issued by a State or local government to an individual solely for the purpose of identification o

The term "personal information" means the information displayed on or electronically encoded on a driver's license or personal identification card that is reasonably nece

In this section, the term “personal information services” means the provision of Internet, telephone, or television services to consumers.

in accord with common judicial parlance and conceptions, see Black's Law Dictionary 786 (6th ed. 1990); S. Speiser, C. Krause, and A. Gans, The American Law of Torts 6 (1983), nonp

defamation, as it would be to believe that the first part of the phrase "five feet, two inches" refers to pedal extremities.

primarily an injury to the body of a person.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “personal interest” means any interest allowable as a deduction under this chapter other than— (A) interest paid or accrued on indebtednes

A personal action.

In old English law. Personally.

In foreign and modem civil law. That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons. By the personality of laws, foreign jurists generally mean all l

The ship 'from the moment her keel touches the water' becomes 'a subject of admiralty jurisdiction'; she acquires personality; she becomes competent to contract, is individually li

The term “personalized prevention plan services” means the creation of a plan for an individual— (A) that includes a health risk assessment (that meets the guidelines established b

One imposing on the defendant a personal liability to pay it, and which may therefore be satisfied out of any of his property which is within the reach of process, as distinguished

Personal judgments thus rendered have no operation out of the limits of the State where rendered. Their effects are merely local. Out of the State they are nullities, not binding u

The established general rule is that any personal judgment which a state court may render against one who did not voluntarily submit to its jurisdiction, and who is not a citizen o

Knowledge derived at first hand from actual sight or hearing of the matter in question, and not from hearsay.

As opposed to territorial law, personal law is the law applicable to persons not subject to the law of the territory in which they reside. It is only by permission of the territori

the law applicable to persons not subject to the law of the territory in which thejr reside. It is only by permission of the territorial law that personal law can exist at the pres

In this subsection, the terms "vacation leave", "personal leave", and "medical or sick leave" mean those 3 types of leave, within the meaning of secti

The statutory liability of stockholders of corporations by which they are held individually liable for the debts of the corporation. See Stockholders; Joint Stock Company.

pledges the liability or guarantee of the stockholders, to the extent of their stock, to the creditors of the company, and to which pledge or guarantee the stockholders, by subscri

The right or power of locomotion, of changing situation, or moving one's person to whatsoever place one's own inclination may direct, without imprisonment or restraint, unless by d

The first pre-supposes a personal communication with the enemy, and an avowed intention of furthering his objects, to the exclusion of the general trade by other merchants to the s

The term “personally identifiable information” means— (A) if provided by an individual to the debtor in connection with obtaining a product or a service from the debtor primarily f

The term "personally identifiable sensitive data" means any sensitive data that identifies or is linked or reasonably linkable, alone or in combination with other data, t

The term “personally identifying information” means individually identifying information for or about a volunteer who is a victim of sexual assault, including information likely to

Personal notice to the defendant is indispensable to sustain the validity of a judgment, and to authorize subsequent proceedings under it... Nor is the necessity of such notice obv

goods, chattels, evidences of debt, and things in action.

In this subsection, the term “personal property of the Auxiliary” means motor boats, yachts, aircraft, radio stations, motorized vehicles, trailers, or other equipment that is unde

The term “personal property tax” means an ad valorem tax which is imposed on an annual basis in respect of personal property.