A verdict whereby the jury refuse to follow the direction of the judge on a point of law. … [Read more...] about PERVERSE VERDICT
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PETITIO
Lat. In the civil law. The plaintiffs statement of his cause of action hi an action in rem. Calvin. In old English law. Petition or demand; the count in a real action; the form of words in which a title to land was stated by the demandant and which commenced with the word "peto" 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 176. … [Read more...] about PETITIO
PETTY BAG
Engl. law. An office in the court of chancery, appropriated for suits against attorneys and officers of the court; and for, process and proceedings, by extent on statutes, recognizances, ad quod damnum and the like. T. de la Ley. … [Read more...] about PETTY BAG
PERVISE, PARVISE
In old English law. The court or yard of the king's palace at Westminster. Also an afternoon exercise or moot for the instruction of students. Cowell; Blount … [Read more...] about PERVISE, PARVISE
PETITIO PRINCIPII
In logic. Begging the question,, which is the taking of a thing for true or for granted, and drawing conclusions from it as such, when it is really dubious, perhaps false, or at least wants to be proved, before any inferences ought to be drawn from it … [Read more...] about PETITIO PRINCIPII