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Pandects




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 of law. It is also known by the name of Digest.

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Civil
1) It is used in contradistinction to barbarous or savage, to indicate a state of society reduced to order and regular government; thus we speak of civil life, civil society, civil government, and civil liberty. 2) It is sometimes used in contradistinction to criminal, to indicate the private rights and remedies of men, as members of the community, in contrast to those which are public and relate to the government; thus we speak of civil process and criminal process, civil jurisdiction and criminal jurisdiction.

Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.

Name
One or more words used to distinguish a particular individual, as Socrates, Benjamin Franklin.

Compilation
A literary production, composed of the works of others, and arranged in some methodical manner.

Order
An instruction rightfully given by someone superior in hyerarchy. Also, a social state of civil coexistance without widespread public violence.

Emperor
An officer. This word is synonymous with the Latin imperator; they are both derived from the. verb imperare. Literally, it signifies he who commands.

Digest
An index or compilation of abstracts of reported cases into one, set forth under proper law topic headings or titles and usually in alphabetical arrangement.



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Pais
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 trial by the country, that is, by a jury.

Palfridus
A palfrey; a horse to travel on.

Palimony
Support paid from one person to another even though they were never married.

Palming
To conceal in the hand.

Panama canal act immigrants
Three categories of special immigrants established by a Public Law.

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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 into the court whence the venire issued

Panel physician
A medically trained, licensed and experienced doctor practicing overseas who is appointed by the local U.S. Embassy or Consulate. These medical professionals receive U.S. immigration-focused training in order to provide examinations as required by the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. For medical examinations given in the U.S., please see Civil Surgeon.

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

Paper days
English law. Days on which special arguments are to take place. Tuesdays and Fridays in term time are paper days appointed by the court.

Paper money
By paper money is understood the engagements to pay money which are issued by governments and banks, and which pass as money.

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