In criminal law. A female prosecutor. … [Read more...] about PROSECUTRIX
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PROPTER AFFECTUM
(A) For or on account of some affection or prejudice. A juryman may be challenged propter affectum; as, because he is related to the party has eaten at his expense, and the like. See Challenge, practice. (B) On account or for some defect. This phrase is frequently used in relation to challenges. A juryman may be challenged propter defectum; as, that he is a minor, an alien, and … [Read more...] about PROPTER AFFECTUM
PROPIOR SOBRINO, PROPIOR SOBRINA.
Lat. In the civil law. The son or daughter of a great-uncle or great-aunt paternal or maternal. Inst. 3, 6, 3. … [Read more...] about PROPIOR SOBRINO, PROPIOR SOBRINA.
PROPRIETARY (NOUN)
n. A proprietor or owner; one who has the exclusive title to a thing; one who possesses or holds the title to a thing in his own right. The grantees of Pennsylvania and Maryland and their heirs were called the proprietaries of those provinces. Webster. … [Read more...] about PROPRIETARY (NOUN)
PROPIOS , PROPRIOS.
In Spanish law. Certain portions of ground laid off and reserved when a town was founded in Spanish America as the unalienable property of the town, for the purpose of erecting public buildings, markets, etc., or to be used in any other way, under the direction of the municipality, for the advancement of the revenues or the prosperity of the place. 12 Pet 442> note. Thus, … [Read more...] about PROPIOS , PROPRIOS.