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PURPOSELY

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With intent and with a purpose in mind. With premeditation. … [Read more...]

PURPRESTURE

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A purpresture may be defined as an inclosure by a private party of a part of that which belongs to and ought to be open and free to the enjoyment of the public at large. It is not necessarily a public nuisance. A public nuisance must be something which subjects the public to some degree of inconvenience or annoyance; but a purpresture may exist without putting the public to any … [Read more...]

PURPRISE

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L. Fr, A close or inclosure ; as also the whole compass of a manor. … [Read more...]

PUNISHABLE

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Liable to punishment whether absolutely or in the exercise of a judicial discretion. … [Read more...]

PURCHASER IN GOOD FAITH

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A purchaser who buys property without knowledge of any other rightful claim to the property. … [Read more...]

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