Pourparler
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In French law. The conversations and negotiations which have taken place between the parties in order to make an agreement. These form no part of the agreement. Pardessus, Dr. Com. 142. POURPARTY (Law Fr.; Law Lat. propars, propartis, propartia).
In old English law. Division; a divided share. Literally, "for," or as "divided" (pour parti); a close translation of the Latin phrase pro diviso. To make pourparty is to divide and sever the lands that fall to parceners, which, before partition, they held jointly and pro indiviso, Cowell.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In French Law. The conversations and negotiations which have taken place between the parties in order to make an agreement. These form no part of the agreement. Pardessus, Dr. Com. 142.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Fr.
In French law. The preliminary negotiations or bargainings which lead to a contract between the parties. As in English law, these form no part of the contract when completed. The term is also used in this sense in international law and the practice of diplomacy.