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Plough-land
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Plough-landOld English law. An uncertain quantity of land; but, according to some opinions, it contains one hundred and twenty acres.
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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.
Quantity
Pleading. That which is susceptible of measure.
Hundred
English law. A district of country originally comprehending one hundred families. In many cases, when an offence is committed within the -hundred, the inhabitants tire civilly responsible to the party injured.
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Plough-bote
An allowance made to a rural tenant, of wood sufficient for ploughs, harrows, carts, and other instruments of hushandry.
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Plene computavit
Pleading. A plea in an action of account render, by which the defendant avers that he has fully accounted. Bac. Ab. Accompt, E. This plea does not admit the liability of the defendant to account.
Plenipotentiary
Possessing full powers; as, a minister plenipotentiary, is one authorized fully to settle the matters connected with his mission, subject however to the ratification of the government by which he is authorized.
Plenum dominium
The unlimited right which the owner has to use his property as he deems proper, without accountability to any one.
Plimsoll line
A mark painted on the side of merchant vessels showing the various draught levels to which the ship may be loaded, usually including tropical fresh water, fresh water, tropical sea water, summer sea water, winter sea water and (for vessels under 100 meters in length) winter North Atlantic Ocean water. The Plimsoll line is accompanied by a circle bisected by a horizontal line, indicating the summer freeboard of the ship and letters signifying the name of the ship's classification society.
Plough-bote
An allowance made to a rural tenant, of wood sufficient for ploughs, harrows, carts, and other instruments of hushandry.
Plough-land
Plunderage
Maritime law. The embezzlement of goods on board of a ship, is known by the name of plunderage.
Plural
A term used in grammar, which signifies more than one.
Plurality
Government. The greater number of votes given at an election; it is distinguished from a majority, which is a plurality of all the votes which might have been given; though in common parlance majority is used in the sense here given to plurality.
Pluries
Practice. A term by which a writ issued subsequently to an alias of the same kind, is denominated.
Poach
To kill or take an animal or fish from the property of another.
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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.
Quantity
Pleading. That which is susceptible of measure.
Hundred
English law. A district of country originally comprehending one hundred families. In many cases, when an offence is committed within the -hundred, the inhabitants tire civilly responsible to the party injured.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Plough-bote
An allowance made to a rural tenant, of wood sufficient for ploughs, harrows, carts, and other instruments of hushandry.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Plene computavit
Pleading. A plea in an action of account render, by which the defendant avers that he has fully accounted. Bac. Ab. Accompt, E. This plea does not admit the liability of the defendant to account.
Plenipotentiary
Possessing full powers; as, a minister plenipotentiary, is one authorized fully to settle the matters connected with his mission, subject however to the ratification of the government by which he is authorized.
Plenum dominium
The unlimited right which the owner has to use his property as he deems proper, without accountability to any one.
Plimsoll line
A mark painted on the side of merchant vessels showing the various draught levels to which the ship may be loaded, usually including tropical fresh water, fresh water, tropical sea water, summer sea water, winter sea water and (for vessels under 100 meters in length) winter North Atlantic Ocean water. The Plimsoll line is accompanied by a circle bisected by a horizontal line, indicating the summer freeboard of the ship and letters signifying the name of the ship's classification society.
Plough-bote
An allowance made to a rural tenant, of wood sufficient for ploughs, harrows, carts, and other instruments of hushandry.
Plough-land
Plunderage
Maritime law. The embezzlement of goods on board of a ship, is known by the name of plunderage.
Plural
A term used in grammar, which signifies more than one.
Plurality
Government. The greater number of votes given at an election; it is distinguished from a majority, which is a plurality of all the votes which might have been given; though in common parlance majority is used in the sense here given to plurality.
Pluries
Practice. A term by which a writ issued subsequently to an alias of the same kind, is denominated.
Poach
To kill or take an animal or fish from the property of another.
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