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Per curiam
Per curiam(United Kingdom) In the opinion of the court. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Opinion 1) Practice. A declaration by a counsel to his client of what the law is, according to his judgment, on a statement of facts submitted to him. The paper upon which an opinion is written is, by a figure of speech, also called an opinion. 2) Evidence. An inference made, or conclusion drawn, by a witness from facts known to him. 3) Judgment. A collection of reasons delivered by a judge for giving the judgment he is about to pronounce the judgment itself is sometimes called an opinion. Court A body in government to which the administration of justice is delegated. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Per and cui When a writ of entry is brought against a second alienee or descendant from the disseisor, it is said to be in the per and cui, because the form of the writ is that the tenant had not entry but by and under a prior alienee, to whom the intruder himself demised it. Per capita Per Capita or capita. By heads or polls. An expression of frequent occurrence in laws regulating the distribution of the estates of persons dying intestate Per diem The allowance for meals and incidental travel related expenses. Per fraudem A replication to a plea where something has been pleaded which would be a discharge, if it had been honestly pleaded, that such a thing has been obtained by fraud. Per infortunium Criminal law. Homicide per infortunium, or by misadventure, is said to take place when a man in doing a lawful act, without any intent to hurt, unfortunately kills another. Per minas By threats. When a man is compelled to enter into a contract by threats or menaces, either for fear of loss of life, or mayhem, he may avoid it afterwards. Per my et per tout By every part or parcel and by the whole. A joint tenant of lands is said to be seised per my et per tout. Per quod Pleading. By which; whereby. Per se doctrine Under this doctrine an activity such as price fixing can be declared as a violation of the antitrust laws without necessity of a court inquiring into the reasonableness of the activity. Per stirpes By stock; by roots. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Peonia Spanish law. A portion of land which was formerly given to a simple soldier, on the conquest of a country. It is now a quantity of land, of different size in different provinces. In the Spanish possessions in America, it measured fifty feet front and one hundred feet deep. People A state. Per By. When a writ of entry is sued out against the alienee, or descendant of the original disseisor, it is then said to be brought in the per, because the writ states that the tenant had not the entry but by the original wrong doer. Per and cui When a writ of entry is brought against a second alienee or descendant from the disseisor, it is said to be in the per and cui, because the form of the writ is that the tenant had not entry but by and under a prior alienee, to whom the intruder himself demised it. Per capita Per Capita or capita. By heads or polls. An expression of frequent occurrence in laws regulating the distribution of the estates of persons dying intestate Per curiam Per fraudem A replication to a plea where something has been pleaded which would be a discharge, if it had been honestly pleaded, that such a thing has been obtained by fraud. Per infortunium Criminal law. Homicide per infortunium, or by misadventure, is said to take place when a man in doing a lawful act, without any intent to hurt, unfortunately kills another. Per minas By threats. When a man is compelled to enter into a contract by threats or menaces, either for fear of loss of life, or mayhem, he may avoid it afterwards. Per my et per tout By every part or parcel and by the whole. A joint tenant of lands is said to be seised per my et per tout. Per quod Pleading. By which; whereby. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Per curiam. If you have a better definition for Per curiam than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Per curiam may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Per curiam and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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