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Privateer






Privateer

War. A vessel owned by one or by a society of private individuals, armed and equipped at his or their expense, for the purpose of carrying on a maritime war, by the authority of one of the belligerent parties.

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Society
A society is a number of persons united together by mutual consent, in order to deliberate, determine, and act jointly for some common purpose.

Private
Not general, as a private act of the legislature; not in office; as, a private person, as well as an officer, may arrest a felon; individual, as your private interest; not public, as a private way, a private nuisance.

Maritime
That which belongs to or is connected with the sea.

Authority
Government. The right and power which an officer has in the exercise of a public function to compel obedience to his lawful commands.

Parties
Contracts. Those persons who engage themselves to do, or not to do the matters and things contained in an agreement.



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Private
Not general, as a private act of the legislature; not in office; as, a private person, as well as an officer, may arrest a felon; individual, as your private interest; not public, as a private way, a private nuisance.

Private carriage
Carriage of particular goods of one shipper under a special contract, usually by charterparty, as opposed to the common (public) carriage of goods of the public in general, on advertised, "liner" routes, usually under bills of lading or waybills.

Private company
Companies are incorporated as either private or public. Public companies require a minimum capital investment and are designed for use as more substantial companies with wide share ownership. They may be listed. Private companies are the category which represents the remainder of companies.

Private easement
exists in favor of one or more individuals.

Private law
An act of the legislature which relates to some private matters, which do not concern the public at large.

Privement enceinte
This term is used to signify that a woman is pregnant, but not quick with child;

Privies
Persons who are partakers, or have an interest in any action or thing, or any relation to another.

Privilege
1) Civil law. A right which the nature of a debt gives to a creditor, and which entitles him to be preferred before other creditors. 2) Maritime law. An allowance to the master of a ship of the general nature with primage, being compensation or rather a gratuity customary in certain trades, and which the law assumes to be a fair and equitable allowance, because the contract on both sides is made under the knowledge such usage by the parties. 3) Rights. This word, taken its active sense, is a particular law, or a particular disposition of the law, which grants certain special prerogatives to some persons, contrary to common right. In its passive sense, it is the same prerogative granted by the same particular law.

Privileged communications
Those statements made by a client to his counsel or attorney, or solicitor, in confidence, relating to some cause Or action then pending or in contemplation.

Privilegium clericale
The same as benefit of clergy.

Privity
The mutual or successive relationship to the same rights of property.

Privity of contract
The relation which subsists between two contracting parties.

Privity of estate
The relation which subsists between a landlord and his tenant.

Privy
One who is a partaker, or has an interest in any action, matter or thing.

Privy council
English law. A council of state composed of the king and of such persons as he may select.

Privy seal
English law. A seal which the king uses to such grants or things as pass the great seal.

Privy verdict
One which is delivered privily to a judge out of court.



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Private
Not general, as a private act of the legislature; not in office; as, a private person, as well as an officer, may arrest a felon; individual, as your private interest; not public, as a private way, a private nuisance.

Private carriage
Carriage of particular goods of one shipper under a special contract, usually by charterparty, as opposed to the common (public) carriage of goods of the public in general, on advertised, "liner" routes, usually under bills of lading or waybills.

Private company
Companies are incorporated as either private or public. Public companies require a minimum capital investment and are designed for use as more substantial companies with wide share ownership. They may be listed. Private companies are the category which represents the remainder of companies.

Private easement
exists in favor of one or more individuals.

Private law
An act of the legislature which relates to some private matters, which do not concern the public at large.

Privateer

Privement enceinte
This term is used to signify that a woman is pregnant, but not quick with child;

Privies
Persons who are partakers, or have an interest in any action or thing, or any relation to another.

Privilege
1) Civil law. A right which the nature of a debt gives to a creditor, and which entitles him to be preferred before other creditors. 2) Maritime law. An allowance to the master of a ship of the general nature with primage, being compensation or rather a gratuity customary in certain trades, and which the law assumes to be a fair and equitable allowance, because the contract on both sides is made under the knowledge such usage by the parties. 3) Rights. This word, taken its active sense, is a particular law, or a particular disposition of the law, which grants certain special prerogatives to some persons, contrary to common right. In its passive sense, it is the same prerogative granted by the same particular law.

Privileged communications
Those statements made by a client to his counsel or attorney, or solicitor, in confidence, relating to some cause Or action then pending or in contemplation.

Privilegium clericale
The same as benefit of clergy.

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