Fr. Small; minor, inconsiderable. Used in several compounds, and sometimes written "petty." Petit cape. A judicial writ, issued in the old actions for the recovery of land, requiring the sheriff to take possession of the estate, where the tenant, after ha vine appeared in answer to the summons, made default in a subsequent stage of the proceedings. As to petit "Jury," … [Read more...] about PETIT
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PETO
Latin: In Roman law. I request A common word by which a fldeicommis sum, or trust, was created in a will. Inst 2, 24, 3. … [Read more...] about PETO
PETIT JURY
An old name for a small jury that hears civil and criminal cases, which is distinguished from a grand jury which hears different cases, such as hearing whether criminal charges are justified by the prosecution. … [Read more...] about PETIT JURY
PETRA
A stone weight Cowell. … [Read more...] about PETRA
PETIT LARCENY
See petty larceny. … [Read more...] about PETIT LARCENY