In pleading. To confide to; to rely upon; to submit to. As in the phrase, "the said defendant puts himself upon the country;" that is, he trusts his case to the arbitrament of a jury. … [Read more...] about PUT
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PYROMANIA
See INSANITY. … [Read more...] about PYROMANIA
PUT IN
In practice. To place in due form before a court; to place among the records of a court. … [Read more...] about PUT IN
PUT OPTION
A type of market option contract where the owner of a commodity has an option (but not the obligation) to sell at a specified time and price. … [Read more...] about PUT OPTION
PUT OUT
To open. To put out lights; to open or cut windows. 11 East 372. Putagium. haereditatem nom adimlt. 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, c 3, p. 117. Incontinence does not take away an inheritance. … [Read more...] about PUT OUT