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contracts. Bills of lading generally contain an exception that the carrier shall not be liable for perils of the sea. What is the precise import of this phrase is not perhaps very exactly settled. In a 'strict sense, the words perils of the sea, denote the natural accidents peculiar to the sea; but in more than one instance they have been held to extend to events not … [Read more...] about PERILS OF THE SEA

equity, pleading. A defence which insists that the plaintiff never had the right to institute the suit, or that if he had, the original right is extinguished or determined. … [Read more...] about PEREMPTORY DEFENCE

A dispensation granted to a clerk, who, being defective in capacity for a benefice or other ecclesiastical function, is de facto admitted to it. Cowell. … [Read more...] about PERINDE VALERE

pleading. A plea which denies the plaintiff's cause of action. … [Read more...] about PEREMPTORY PLEA

Any point, space, or division of time. "The word 'period' has its etymological meaning, but it also has a distinctive signification, according to the subject with which it may be used in connection. It may mean any portion of complete time, from a thousand years or less to the period of a day; and when used to designate an act to be done or to be begun, though its completion … [Read more...] about PERIOD