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In medical jurisprudence. A word used to designate the destruction of the human offspring. Jurists divide the subject into feticide, or the destruction of the fetus in utero, and infanticide, or the destruction of the new-born infant. Ry. Med. Jur. 280. … [Read more...] about PROLICIDE

1. To increase rank, level or position. 2. To support, to conduct marketing activities to publicize something or someone. 3. To create a corporation and to find investment and raise capital for its ongoing activities. … [Read more...] about PROMOTE

The unnecessary and superfluous statement of facts in pleading or in evidence. This will be rejected as impertinent. 7 Price, 278, note. … [Read more...] about PROLIXITY

In the law relating to corporations, those persons are called the "promoters" of a company who first associate themselves together for the purpose of organizing the company, issuing its prospectus, procuring subscriptions te the stock, securing a charter, etc. See Dickerman v. Northern Trust Co., 176 U. S. 181, 20 Sup. Ct 311, 44 L. Ed. 423; Bosher v. Richmond A H. Land Co., 89 … [Read more...] about PROMOTERS

In ecclesiastical law. The president or chairman of a convocation. … [Read more...] about PROLOCUTOR