In old practice Parchment In pergamcno sciibi fecit. 1 And. 54. … [Read more...] about PERGAMENUM
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PEREMPT
In ecclesiastical procedure an appeal is said to be perempted when the appellant has by his own act waived or barred his right of appeal; as where he partially complies with or acquiesces in the sentence of the court Phillim. Ecc. Law, 1275. … [Read more...] about PEREMPT
PERICARDITIS
In/ medical jurisprudence. An inflammation of the lining membrane of the heart … [Read more...] about PERICARDITIS
PER MY ET PER TOUT
L. Fr. By the half and by the whole. A phrase descriptive of the mode in which joint tenants hold the joint estate, the effect of which, technically considered, is that for purposes of tenure and survivorship each is the holder of the whole, but for purposes of alienation each has only his own share, which is presumed in law to be equal. 1 Washb. Real Prop. 406. … [Read more...] about PER MY ET PER TOUT
PER VISUM ECCLESIAE
Lat. In old English law. By view of the church; under the supervision of the church. The disposition of intestates' goods per visum ecclesics was one of the articles confirmed to the prelates by King John's Magna Charta. 8 Bl. Comm. 96. … [Read more...] about PER VISUM ECCLESIAE