Certain qualifications of a property character being required of persons who tender themselves as bail, when such persons have justified, i.e., established their sufficiency by satisfying the court that they possess the requisite qualifications, a rule or order of court is made for their allowance, and the ball is then said to be perfected, i.e., the process of giving bail is … [Read more...] about PERFECTING BAIL
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PERDONATIO UTLAGARIAE
L. Lat. A pardon for a man who, for contempt in not yielding obedience to the process of a court, is outlawed, and afterwards of his own accord surrenders. Reg. Orig. 28. … [Read more...] about PERDONATIO UTLAGARIAE
PERFIDY
The act of one who has engaged his faith to do a thing, and does not do it, but does the contrary. Wolff, Inst 390. … [Read more...] about PERFIDY
PERDUELLIO
Latin: In Roman law. Hostility or enmity towards the Roman republic; traitorous conduct on the part of a citizen, subversive of the authority of the laws or tending to overthrow the government Calvin; Vicat … [Read more...] about PERDUELLIO
PERFORM
To perform an obligation or contract is to execute, fulfill, or accomplish it according to its terms. This may consist either in action on the part of the person bound by the contract or in omission to act according to the nature of the subject matter; but the term is usually applied to any action in discharge of a contract other than payment. … [Read more...] about PERFORM