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pleading, evidence. A particular portion of space; locality. 2. In local actions, the plaintiff must lay his venue in the county in which the action arose. It is a general rule, that the place of every traversable fact, stated in the pleading, must be distinctly alleged; Com. Dig. Pleader, c. 20; Cro. Eliz. 78, 98; Lawes' Pl. 57; Bac. Ab. Venue, B; Co. Litt. 303 a; and some … [Read more...] about PLACE

The act of appropriating the literary composition of another, or parts or passages of his writings, or the ideas or language of the same, and passing them off as the product of one's own mind. When this amounts to piracy the party who has been guilty of it will be enjoined, when the original author has a copyright. Latin: In the civil law. A man stealer; a kidnapper. … [Read more...] about PLAGIARISM

The place where a man usually transacts his affairs or business. When a man keeps a store, shop, counting room or office, independently and distinctly from all other persons, that is deemed his place of business 3 and when he usually transacts his business at the counting house, office, and the like, occupied and used by another, that will also be considered his place of … [Read more...] about PLACE OF BUSINESS

One who publishes the thoughts and writings of another as his own. … [Read more...] about PLAGIARIST OR PLAGIARY

The geographic location where the contract is executed. … [Read more...] about PLACE OF CONTRACT