adj. Relating or belonging to, or composed of, two or more parts or portions, or two or more persons or classes of persons. Party Jury. A jury de medietate lingua; (which title see.). Party structure is a structure separating buildings, stories, or rooms which belong to different owners, or which are approached by distinct staircases or separate entrances from without whether … [Read more...] about PARTY(ADJ.)
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PARTISAN
Reflecting the view or position or perspective of a political party. … [Read more...] about PARTISAN
PARTY-JURY
An ancient word used to signify a jury de medietas linguae, or one composed one-half of natives, and the other of foreigners. Lexic. Techn. h. t. … [Read more...] about PARTY-JURY
PARTITIO
Lat. In the civil law. Partition; division. This word did not always signify dimidium, a dividing into halves. Dig. 50, 16, 164, 1. Partitio legata. A testamentary partition. This took place where the testator, in his will, directed the heir to divide the inheritance and deliver a designated portion thereof to a named legatee. See Mackeld. Rom. Law, … [Read more...] about PARTITIO
PARUM
Latin: Little; but little. Parma cavet natura. Nature takes little heed. Vandenheuvel v. United Ins. Co., 2 Johns. Cas. (N. Y.) 127, 166e … [Read more...] about PARUM