L. Fr. A taker. Le per-nour ou le detenour, the taker or the detainer. Britt. c. 27. … [Read more...] about PERNOUR
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PERSONABLE
Having the rights and powers of a person; able to hold or maintain a plea In court; also capacity to take anything granted or given. Personse vice fungitur municipium et decuria. Towns and boroughs act as if persons. Warner v. Beers, 23 Wend. (N. Y.) 103, 144. … [Read more...] about PERSONABLE
PERPARS
L. Lat. A purpart; a part of the inheritance. … [Read more...] about PERPARS
PERSONAL
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
PERPETRATE
To effectuate, to commit a wrongful act, to commit a crime. … [Read more...] about PERPETRATE