(A) In the slave states this word signifies a certificate given by the master or mistress to a slave, in which it is stated that he is permitted to leave his home, with the authority of his master or mistress. The paper on which-such certificate is written is also called a pass. (B) practice. To be given, or entered; to proceed; as, let the judgment pass for the plaintiff. (C) To accomplish, to complete, to decide. 2. The title to goods passes by the sale whenever the parties have agreed upon the sale and the price, and nothing remains to be done to complete the agreement. 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 939. 3. When a jury decide upon the rights of the parties, which are in issue, they are said to pass upon them.