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A promise of marriage is a contract entered into between a man and woman that they will marry each other. 2. When the promise is made between persons competent to contract matrimony, an action lies for a breach of it. Vide Promise of Marriage. A contract mutually entered into by a man and a woman capable of contracting matrimony, that they will marry each other. 2. When one of … [Read more...] about PROMISE OF MARRIAGE

An agreement between parties where a party borrowing money agrees to pay. In an agreement the promise of one party to pay the other a sum of money. … [Read more...] about PROMISE TO PAY

A person to whom a promise has been made. 2. In general a promisee can maintain an action on a promise made to him, but when the consideration moves not from the promisee, but some other person, the latter, and not the promisee, has a cause of action, because he is the person for whose use the contract was made. … [Read more...] about PROMISEE

Lat. In old English law. A throwing up of earth by the sea. … [Read more...] about PROJECTIO

evidence. When a defendant has been arrested, he is frequently induced to make confessions in consequence of promises made to him, that if he will tell the truth, he will be either discharged or favored: in such a case evidence of the confession cannot be received, because being obtained by the flattery of hope, it comes in so questionable a shape, when it is to be considered … [Read more...] about PROMISES