Latin: In the civil law. Man stealing; kidnapping. The offense of enticing away and stealing men, children, and slaves. Calvin. The persuading a slave to escape from his master, or the concealing or harboring him without the knowledge of his master. Dig. 48, 15, 6. … [Read more...] about PLAGIUM
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PLACER
In mining law. A superficial deposit of sand, gravel, or disintegrated rock, carrying one or more of the precious metals, along the course or under the bed of a water-course, ancient or current, or along the shore of the sea. Under the acts of congress, the term includes all forms of mineral deposits, except veins of quartz or other rock in place. Rev. St. U. S. fi 2329 (U. S. … [Read more...] about PLACER
PLAGUE
Pestilence; a contagious and malignant fever. … [Read more...] about PLAGUE
PLACIT, OR PLACITUM
Decree; determination. … [Read more...] about PLACIT, OR PLACITUM
PLAIDEUR
Fr. An obsolete term for an attorney who pleaded the cause of his client; an advocate. PLAIN STATEMENT is one that may be readily understood, not merely by lawyers, but by all who are sufficiently acquainted with the language in which it is written. Mann v. Morewood, 5 Sandf. (N. T.) 557, 564. … [Read more...] about PLAIDEUR