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Belonging to the person. 2. This adjective is frequently employed in connection with substantives, things, goods, chattels, actions, right, duties, and the like as personal estate, put in opposition to real estate; personal actions, in contradistinction to real actions; personal rights are those which belong to the person; personal duties are those which are to be performed in … [Read more...] about PERSONAL

L. Lat. A purpart; a part of the inheritance. … [Read more...] about PERPARS

Personal actions are those brought for the specific goods and chattels; or for damages or other redress for breach of contract or for injuries of every other description; the specific recovery of lands, tenements and hereditaments only excepted. … [Read more...] about PERSONAL ACTIONS

To effectuate, to commit a wrongful act, to commit a crime. … [Read more...] about PERPETRATE

All of one's personal property. Usually used in wills to state that all personal property is left to a specific heir. … [Read more...] about PERSONAL EFFECTS