Pais
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Kinney (1893)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
or PAYS. A French word, signifying "country." In law, matter in pais is matter of fact, in opposition to matter of record; a trial per pais is a trial by the country, — that is, by a jury. See "In Pais."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The county; the jury. See In pais.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
pays, I. fr. In old English, law. Country: the country; a jury, as coming from the country or neighborhood.