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PACE
A measure of length containing two feet and a half; the geometrical pace is five feet long. The common pace is the length of a... more

PACIFICATION
The act of making peace between two countries which have teen at war; the restoration of public tranquillity. ... more

TO PACK
To deceive by false appearance; to counterfeit; to delude; as packing a jury. (q. v.) Bac. Ab. Juries, M; 12 Conn. R. 262. PACT, civil law.... more

PACTIONS
International law. When contracts between nations are to be performed by a single act, and their execution is at an end at once, they are not called... more

PACTUM CONSTITUTAE PECUNIAE
civil law. An agreement by which a person appointed to his creditor, a certain day, or a certain time, at which he pro-mised to pay; or it... more

PACTUM DE NON PETANDO
civil law. An agreement made, between a creditor and his debtor that the former will not demand, from the latter the debt due. By this agreement the... more

PACTUM DE QUOTA LITIS
An agreement by which a creditor of a sum difficult to recover, promises a portion, for example, one-third, to the person who will undertake to recover... more

PAGODA
comm. law. A denomination of money in Bengal. In the computation of ad valorem duties, it is valued at one dollar and ninety-four cent s. Act of... more

PAIS, or PAYS
A French word signifying country. In law, matter in pais is matter of fact in opposition to matter of record: a trial per pais, is a... more

PALFRIDUS
A palfrey; a horse to travel on. 1 Tho. Co. Litt. 471; F. N. B. 93. ... more

PANDECTS
civil law. The name of an abridgment or compilation of the civil law, made by order of the emperor Justinian, and to which he gave the force... more

PANEL
practice. A schedule or roll containing the names of jurors, summoned by virtue of a writ of venire facias, and annexed to the writ. It is returned... more

PANNEL
Scotch law. A person, accused of a crime; one indicted. ... more

PAPER-BOOK
practice. A book or paper containing an abstract of all the facts and pleadings necessary, to the full understanding of a case. 2. Courts... more

PAPER DAYS
Eng. law. Days on which special arguments are to take place. Tuesdays and Fridays in term time are paper days appointed by the court. Lee s Dict.... more

PAPER MONEY
By paper money is understood the engagements to pay money which are issued by governments and banks, and which pass as money. Pardes. Dr. Com. n.... more

PAR
comm. law. Equal. It is used to denote a state of equality or equal value. Bills of exchange, stocks, and the like, are at par when... more

PARAGE
Equality of name or blood, but more especially of land in the partition of an inheritance among co-heirs, hence comes disparage and disparagement. Co. Litt. 166.... more

PARAGIUM
A Latin term which signifies equality. It is derived from the adjective par, equal, and made a substantive by the addition of agium; 1 Tho. Co.... more

PARAMOUNT
That which is superior. 2. It is usually applied to the highest lord of the fee, of lands, tenements, or hereditaments. F.... more

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