Eng. law. In some places in England an officer bearing this name is the chief magistrate of a port-town. Jacob's Dict. h. t. … [Read more...] about PORT-REEVE
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POMS
Abbreviation for Program Operations manual System, guidelines to assist employees interpret statutes and regulations pertaining to SSI and Medicaid. … [Read more...] about POMS
POOR
As used in law, this term denotes those who are so destitute of property or of the means of support, either from their own olabor or the care of relatives, as to be a public charge, that 1B, dependent either on the charity of the general public or on maintenance at the expense of the public. The term is synonymous with "indigent persons" and "paupers." Poor debtor's oath. An … [Read more...] about POOR
POND
A body of stagnant water without an outlet, larger than a puddle and smaller than a lake; or a like body of water with a small outlet. Great ponds. In Maine and Massachusetts, natural ponds having a superficial area of more than ten acres, and not appropriated by the proprietors to their private use prior to a certain date. Barrows v. McDermott, 73 Me. 441; West Roxbury v. … [Read more...] about POND
POPE
The bishop of Rome, and supreme head of the Roman Catholic Church. 4 Steph. Comm. (7th Ed.) 168-185. … [Read more...] about POPE