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Latin: Price; cost; value; the price of an article sold. Prettuat aJFeetionis. An imaginary value put upon a thing by the fancy of the owner, and growing out of his attachment for the specific article, its associations, his sentiment for the donor, etc. Bell; The H. F. LMmock, tt Fed. 233, 23 C. C A. 123. Pretium perlculi. The price of the risk, e. g" the premium paid on a … [Read more...] about PRETIUM

An imaginary value put upon a thing by the fancy of the owner in his affection for it, or for the person from whom he obtained it. Bell's Dict. h. t. 2. When an injury has been done to an article, it has been questioned whether in estimating the damage there is any just ground in any case, for admitting the pretium affectionis? It seems that when the injury has been done … [Read more...] about PRETIUM AFFECTIONIS

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A presumptive heir is one who, in the present circumstances, would be entitled to the inheritance, but whose rights may be defeated by the contingency of some nearer heir being born. 2 B1 Com.208. In Louisiana, the presumptive heir is he who is the nearest relation of the deceased, capable of inheriting. This quality is given to him before the decease of the person from whom he … [Read more...] about PRESUMPTIVE HEIR

In old English law. A duty In money to be paid by the sheriff upon his account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining In his hands. Cowell. … [Read more...] about PREST