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PRIOR (NOUN)

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n. The chief of a convent; next in dignity to an abbot. … [Read more...]

PRINCE

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In a general sense, a sovereign; the ruler of a nation or state. More particularly, the son of a king or emperor, or the issue of a royal family; as princes of the blood. The chief of any body of men. Webster. Prince of Wales. The eldest son of the English sovereign. He is the heir-apparent to the crown. … [Read more...]

PRIOR ART

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A term to mean inventions that are prior to the time of a patent application. The Patent and Trademark Office use prior art to decide whether an invention is sufficiently original and nonobvious to qualify for patent protection. … [Read more...]

PRINCEPS

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Lat. In the civil law. The prince; the emperor. Princeps et respublica ex just a causa possunt rem meaxa auferre. 12 Coke, 13. The prince and the republic, for a just cause, can take away my property. Princeps legibus solutus est. The emperor is released from the laws; is not bound by the laws. Dig. 1, 3, 31. Princeps mavult domesticos milites qnam stipendiaries bellicis … [Read more...]

PRIOR LIEN

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A lien that is filed earlier or superior to other liens. … [Read more...]

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