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Latin: By. When a writ of entry is sued out against the alienee of the original intruder or disseisor, or against his heir to whom the land has descended, it is said to be brought "in the per," because the writ then states that the tenant had not% entry but by (per) the original wrong doer. When a writ of entry is sued out against the alienee, or descendant of the original … [Read more...] about PER

Latin meaning per day. The payment of an amount to cover a specific task or job for an employee or consultant. In some companies this is a set maximum amount of reimbursement that a company will provide the employee for travel. Per Diem is a term most commonly used by lawyers to describe the hiring of an attorney for the sole purpose of making required appearances in court that … [Read more...] about PER DIEM

Lat. In Roman law. The sale per ess et libram (with copper and scales) was a ceremony used in transferring res mancipi, in the emancipation of a son or slave, and in one of the forms of making a will. The parties having assembled, with a number of witnesses, and one who held a balance or scales, the purchaser struck the scales with a copper coin, repeating a formula by which he … [Read more...] about PER AES ET LIBRAM

Lat. By the same. This phrase is commonly used to express "by, or from the mouth of, the same judge." So "per eundem in eadem" means "by the same judge in the same case." … [Read more...] about PER EUNDEM

Lat. In the civil law. By alluvion, or the gradual and imperceptible increase arising from deposit by water. Per alluvionem id videtur adjici quod ita paulatim adjicitnr nt intelligere non possunvus quantum quoquo momento temporis adjiciatur. That is said to be added by alluvion which is so added little by little that we cannot tell how much is added at any one moment of time. … [Read more...] about PER ALLUVIONEM