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PRIVY COUNCIL

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Eng. law. A council of state composed of the king and of such persons as he may select. … [Read more...]

PRIVY SEAL

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Eng. law. A seal which the king uses to such grants or things as pass the great seal. 2 Inst. 554. … [Read more...]

PRIVY VERDICT

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One which is delivered privily to a judge out of court. … [Read more...]

PRIX FIXE

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French meaning a fixed price. … [Read more...]

PRIZE

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(A) mar. law, war. The apprehension and detention at sea, of a ship or other vessel, by authority of a belligerent power, either with the design of appropriating it, with the goods and effects it contains, or with that of becoming master of the whole or a part of its cargo. 1 Rob. Adm. R. 228. The vessel or goods thus taken are also called a prize. Goods taken on land from a … [Read more...]

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