Pacere.L
Defined in 1 dictionary — Anderson (1889)
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
To make, do, perform. Compare Fieri. Pac simile. Made like in appe Urance; a copy. Said of counterfeits, design^, signatures, trademarks, qQ.^. Paeias. That you make or cause to be made. See Execution, 3, Writs of. Pacies. Appearance; view. See PiOMUS, Prima, etc. Pactum. A thing done; a fact. See Factum. Qui facit per alium, facit per se. He who acts through another acts by himself. The act of the agent is the act of the principal— within the scope of the employment. The authorized act of an agent is imputed to his employer. An act done by one under the command and direction of the owner of a vessel, with his approbation and for his benefit, is as much his own act in contemplation of law as if done by himself. To this extent at least the maxim applies. And it is not material whether the act is done in his absence from, or his presence in, the scene.' See Asekt; Contractor. • Aberdare v. Hammett, L. E., 10 Q. B. 165-66 (1875). »1 Wall. 93; Sid. 734. > 96 U. S. 267. ' See Osgood v. Bringolf, 32 Iowa, 270 (1871).