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
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PER PAIS, TRIAL
Trial by the country; i.e., by jury. … [Read more...] about PER PAIS, TRIAL
PER VIVAM VOCEM
Latin: In old English law. By the living voice; the same with viva voce. Bract fol. 95. … [Read more...] about PER VIVAM VOCEM
PER PROCURATION
By proxy; by one acting as an agent with special powers; as under a letter of attorney. These words "give notice to all persons that the agent is acting under a special and limited authority." 10 O. B. 689. The phrase is commonly abbreviated to "per proc," or "p. p.," and is more used in the civil law and in England than in American law. … [Read more...] about PER PROCURATION
PER YEAR
in a contract is equivalent to the word "annually." Curtiss v. Howell, 39 N. Y. 211. … [Read more...] about PER YEAR