In the law of real property parcel signifles a part or portion of land. As used of chattels, it signifies a small package or bundle. See State v. Jordan, 36 Fla. 1, 17 South. 742; Miller v. Burke, 6 Daly (N. Y.) 174; Johnson v. Sirret 153 N. T. 51, 46 N; B. 1035. Parcel makers. Two officers in the exchequer who formerly made the parcels or items of the escheators' accounts, … [Read more...] about PARCEL
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PARALEGAL
A person who does legal work, usually in a law firm, who is trained to prepare the work but is not licensed to practice law or dispense legal advice. There are independent paralegals who do not work in law firms and do assist people by helping people fill out forms and filing them correctly. … [Read more...] about PARALEGAL
PARCELLA TERRAE
A parcel of land. … [Read more...] about PARCELLA TERRAE
PARALLEL
For two lines of street railway to be "parallel," within the meaning of a statute, it may not be necessary that the two lines should be parallel for the whole length of each or either route. Exact parallelism is not contemplated. Cronin v. Highland St Ry. Co., 144 Mass. 254, 10 N. E. 833. And see East St. Louis Connecting Ry. Co. v. Jarvis, 92 Fed. 785, 34 C. C. A. 639; … [Read more...] about PARALLEL
PARCENARY
The state or condition of holding title to lands jointly by parceners or coparceners, before a division of the joint estate. … [Read more...] about PARCENARY