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Petty bag
Petty bagEnglish law. An office in the court of chancery, appropriated for suits against attorneys and officers of the court; and for, process and proceedings, by extent on statutes, recognizances, ad quod damnum and the like. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- 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. Office An office is a right to exercise a public function or employment, and to take the fees and emoluments belonging to it Court A body in government to which the administration of justice is delegated. Process 1) Practice. So denominated because it proceeds or issues forth in order to bring the defendant into court, to answer the charge preferred against him, and signifies the writ or judicial means by which he is brought to answer. 2) Rights. The means or method of accomplishing a thing. Damnum Latin. That which is taken away: loss: damage; legal hurt or harm. Plural, damna; legal losses. Damnificatus, injured, damaged, damnified. Damnosa, hurtful. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Pettifogger One who pretends to be a lawyer, but possessing neither knowledge, law, nor conscience. Petty average A contribution by the owners of the ship, freight and goods on board, for losses sustained by the ship and cargo, which consist of small charges. Petty offense A minor crime and for which the punishment is usually just a small fine or short term of imprisonment. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Petition An instrument of writing or printing containing a prayer from the person presenting it, called the petitioner, to the body or person to whom it is presented, for the redress of some wrong, or the grant of some favor, which the latter has the right to give. Petition of right English law. When the crown is in possession, or any title is vested in it which is claimed by a subject, as no suit can be brought against the king, the subject is allowed to file in chancery a petition of right to the king. Petitory That which demands or petitions that which has, the, quality of a prayer or petition; a right to demand. Pettifogger One who pretends to be a lawyer, but possessing neither knowledge, law, nor conscience. Petty average A contribution by the owners of the ship, freight and goods on board, for losses sustained by the ship and cargo, which consist of small charges. Petty bag Petty offense A minor crime and for which the punishment is usually just a small fine or short term of imprisonment. Pew A seat in a church separated from all others, with a convenient space to stand therein. Pharos A light-house or beacon. It is derived from Phams, a small island at the mouth of the Nile, on which was built a watch-tower. Physical custody A child custody decision which grants the right to organize and administer the day to day residential care of a child. This is usually combined with legal custody. Physician One lawfully engaged in the practice of medicine. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Petty bag. If you have a better definition for Petty bag than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Petty bag may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Petty bag and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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