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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...] about PROCURATIONS

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...] about PROCHEIN AMY

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...] about PROCURATOR

Laws which establish procedure and rules in court and the court system and the manner in which matters are conducted. … [Read more...] about PROCEDURAL LAW

This word is commonly opposed to the sum of legal principles constituting the substance of the law, and denotes the body of rules, whether of practice or of pleading, whereby rights are effectuated through the successful application of the proper remedies. It is also generally distinguished from the law of evidence. The law of procedure is what is now commonly termed by jurists … [Read more...] about PROCEDURE