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Defined in 9 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Anderson (1889), Stimson (1881), Abbott (1879), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A corruption of the French word par, by or for. It is frequently used in old French law phrases, as, pur autre vie. It is PUR AUTRE VIE (Old Fr. for another's life). An estate is said to be pur autre vie when a lease is made of lands or tenements to a man to hold for the life of another person. 2 Bl. Comm. 259; 10 Viner, Abr. 296; 2 Belt, Supp. Ves. 41. PUR TANT QUE (Law Fr.) Forasmuch as; because; to the intent that. Kelham.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A corruption of the French word par, by or for. It is frequently used in old French law phrases; as pur autre vie. It is also used in the composition of words: as, purparty, purlieu, purview. PUR AUTRE VIE (old French, for another's life). See Estate Pub Autre Vie.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
L. Fr. By or for. Used both as a separable particle, and in the composition of such words as "purparty," "purlieu."
— Pur autre vie. For (or during) the life of another. An estate pur autre vie is an estate which endures only for the life of some particular person other than the grantee.
— Pur cause de vicinage. By reason of neighborhood. See Common.
— Pur taut que. Forasmuch as; because; to the intent that. Kelham.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
pour, L fr. For. Pur autre vie: for another's life. Pur cause de Ticinage: by reason of neighborhood. Pur ceo que: for this that; forasmuch as; inasmuch as; considering that; because. Par tant que: forasmuch as; because; to the intent that
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
lu Law French, for. Sometimes.spelled pour. Pur autre vie. For the life of another. See Vie.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
/, A thief. Fur manifestus: an in the act.
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
In law French, for. Pur autre vie. For the life of another. See Autre Vie.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
a corruption of the French word par, by or for. It is frequently composition of words, as, purparty, purlieu, purview.