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PROCURATIONS

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In ecclesiastical law. Certain sums of money which parish priests pay yearly to the bishops or archdeacons rations visitationis. Dig. 3, 39, 25; Ayl. Par. 429. … [Read more...]

PROCHEIN AMY

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more correctly prochain ami. Next friend. 2. He who, without being appointed guardian, sues in the name of an infant for the recovery of the rights of the latter, or does such other acts as are authorized by law; as, in Pennsylvania, to bind the infant apprentice. … [Read more...]

PROCURATOR

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In the civil law. A proctor; a person who acts for another by virtue of a procuration. Dig. 3, 3, 1. In old English law. An agent or attorney ; a bailiff or servant A proxy of a lord in parliament is ecclesiastical law. One who collected the fruits of a benefice for another. An advocate of a religious house, who was to solicit the interest and plead the causes of the society. … [Read more...]

PROCHRONISM

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An error in chronology ; dating a thing before it happened … [Read more...]

PROCURATOR DEL COMUN

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Sp. In Spanish law, an officer appointed to make Inquiry, put a petitioner in possession of land prayed for, and execute the orders of the executive in that behalf. See Lecompte v. U. S.t 11 How. 115 126, 13 L. Ed. 627. … [Read more...]

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