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Reflecting the view or position or perspective of a political party. … [Read more...] about PARTISAN

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

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

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

(A) conveyancing. A deed of partition is, one by which lands held in joint tenancy, coparcenary, or in common, are divided into distinct portions, and allotted to the several parties, who take them in severalty. 2. In the old deeds of partition, it was merely agreed that one should enjoy a particular part, and the other, another part, in severalty; but it is now the practice … [Read more...] about PARTITION