Lat. In the civil law. By turning away. A term applied to that kind of sale where the goods are taken in bulk, and .not by weight or measure, and for a single price; or where a piece of land is sold as containing in gross, by estimation, a certain number of acres. Poth. Cont Sale, nn. 256, 309. So called because the buyer acts without particular examination or discrimination, … [Read more...] about PER AVERSIONEM
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PER BOUCHE
L. Fr. By the mouth; orally. 3 How. State Tr. 1024. … [Read more...] about PER BOUCHE
PER CAPITA
(A) by the head or polls. This term is applied when an estate is to be divided share and share alike. For example, if a legacy be given to the issue of A B, and A B at the time of his death, shall have two children and two grandchildren, his estate shall be divided into four parts, and the children and grandchildren shall each have one of them. (B) It is a very common method to … [Read more...] about PER CAPITA
PER CENT
An abbreviation of the Latin "per centum," meaning by the hundred, or so many parts in the hundred, or so many hundredths. See Blakeslee v. Mansfield, 66 111. App. 119; Code Va. 1887, … [Read more...] about PER CENT
PER CONSEQUENS
Lat. By consequence; consequently. Yearb. M. 9 Edw. III. … [Read more...] about PER CONSEQUENS