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Polyandry
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PolyandryThe state of a woman who has several hushands.
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State
1) Government. In its most enlarged sense, it signifies a self-sufficient body of persons united together in one community for the defence of their rights, and to do right and justice to foreigners. In this sense, the state means the whole people united into one body politic; and the state, and the people of the state, are equivalent expressions. 2) Condition of persons. This word has various acceptations. If we inquire into its origin, it will be found to come from the Latin status, which is derived from the verb stare, sto, whence has been made statio, which signifies the place where a person is located, stat, to fulfil the obligations which are imposed upon him.
Several
A state of separation or partition. A several agreement or cove-nant, is one entered into by two or more persons separately, each binding himself for the whole; a several action is one in which two or more persons are separately charged; a several inheritance, is one conveyed so as to descend, or come to two persons separately by moieties. Several is usually opposed to joint.
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Polygamy
Criminal law. The act of a person who, knowing he has two or more wives, or she has two or more hushands living, marries another. It differs from bigamy.
Polygarchy
A term used to express a government which is shared by several persons; as, when two brothers succeed to the throne, and reign jointly.
Polygraph
A lie-detector machine which records even the slightest variation in blood pressure, body temperature and respiration as questions are put to, and answers elicited from a subject.
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Political or civil liberty
The power of doing whatever the laws permit."Civil liberty" is the power of doing whatever we will, except when restrained by just and equal laws. "Political liberty" is that condition in which a man's civil liberty is fully secured.
Poll
A head. Hence poll tax is the name of a tax imposed upon the people at so much a head. 2. To poll a jury is to require that each juror shall himself declare what is his verdict. This may be done at the instance of either party, at any time before the verdict is recorded.
Pollicitation
Civil law. A pollicitation is a promise not yet accepted by the person to whom it is made; it differs from a contract inasmuch as the latter includes a concurrence of intention in two parties, one of whom promises something to the other, who accepts on his part of such promise.
Polling the jury
The act, after a jury verdict has been announced, of asking jurors individually whether they agree with the verdict.
Polls
The place where electors cast in their votes.
Polyandry
Polygamy
Criminal law. The act of a person who, knowing he has two or more wives, or she has two or more hushands living, marries another. It differs from bigamy.
Polygarchy
A term used to express a government which is shared by several persons; as, when two brothers succeed to the throne, and reign jointly.
Polygraph
A lie-detector machine which records even the slightest variation in blood pressure, body temperature and respiration as questions are put to, and answers elicited from a subject.
Pond
A body of stagnant water; a pool.
Pone
English practice. An original writ issuing out of chancery, for the purpose of removing a plaint from an inferior court into the superior courts at Westminster. The word signifies "put;" put by gages, &c. The writ is called from the words it contained when in Latin, "Pone per vadium et salvos plegios," &c. Put by gage and safe pledges, &c.
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State
1) Government. In its most enlarged sense, it signifies a self-sufficient body of persons united together in one community for the defence of their rights, and to do right and justice to foreigners. In this sense, the state means the whole people united into one body politic; and the state, and the people of the state, are equivalent expressions. 2) Condition of persons. This word has various acceptations. If we inquire into its origin, it will be found to come from the Latin status, which is derived from the verb stare, sto, whence has been made statio, which signifies the place where a person is located, stat, to fulfil the obligations which are imposed upon him.
Several
A state of separation or partition. A several agreement or cove-nant, is one entered into by two or more persons separately, each binding himself for the whole; a several action is one in which two or more persons are separately charged; a several inheritance, is one conveyed so as to descend, or come to two persons separately by moieties. Several is usually opposed to joint.
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Polygamy
Criminal law. The act of a person who, knowing he has two or more wives, or she has two or more hushands living, marries another. It differs from bigamy.
Polygarchy
A term used to express a government which is shared by several persons; as, when two brothers succeed to the throne, and reign jointly.
Polygraph
A lie-detector machine which records even the slightest variation in blood pressure, body temperature and respiration as questions are put to, and answers elicited from a subject.
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Political or civil liberty
The power of doing whatever the laws permit."Civil liberty" is the power of doing whatever we will, except when restrained by just and equal laws. "Political liberty" is that condition in which a man's civil liberty is fully secured.
Poll
A head. Hence poll tax is the name of a tax imposed upon the people at so much a head. 2. To poll a jury is to require that each juror shall himself declare what is his verdict. This may be done at the instance of either party, at any time before the verdict is recorded.
Pollicitation
Civil law. A pollicitation is a promise not yet accepted by the person to whom it is made; it differs from a contract inasmuch as the latter includes a concurrence of intention in two parties, one of whom promises something to the other, who accepts on his part of such promise.
Polling the jury
The act, after a jury verdict has been announced, of asking jurors individually whether they agree with the verdict.
Polls
The place where electors cast in their votes.
Polyandry
Polygamy
Criminal law. The act of a person who, knowing he has two or more wives, or she has two or more hushands living, marries another. It differs from bigamy.
Polygarchy
A term used to express a government which is shared by several persons; as, when two brothers succeed to the throne, and reign jointly.
Polygraph
A lie-detector machine which records even the slightest variation in blood pressure, body temperature and respiration as questions are put to, and answers elicited from a subject.
Pond
A body of stagnant water; a pool.
Pone
English practice. An original writ issuing out of chancery, for the purpose of removing a plaint from an inferior court into the superior courts at Westminster. The word signifies "put;" put by gages, &c. The writ is called from the words it contained when in Latin, "Pone per vadium et salvos plegios," &c. Put by gage and safe pledges, &c.
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