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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

More properly parole. A French word, which means literally, word or speech. It is used to distinguish contracts which are made verbally or in writing not under seal, which are called, parol. contracts, from those which are under seal which bear the name of deeds or specialties 1 Chit. Contr. 1; 7 Term. R. 3 0 351, n.; 3 Johns. Cas. 60; 1 Chit. Pl. 88. It is proper to remark … [Read more...] about PAROL