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Pro confesso
Pro confessoChancery practice. For confessed. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Practice The form, manner and order of conducting and carrying on suits or prosecutions in the courts through their various stages, according, to the principles of law, and the rules laid down by the respective courts. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Pro and con For and against. For example, affidavits are taken pro and con. Pro bono Provided for free. Pro bono publico means "for the public good." Pro eo quod Pleading. For this that. It is a phrase of affirmation, and is sufficiently direct and positive for introducing a material averment. Pro forma As a matter of form; in keeping with a form or practice. Something done pro forma may not be essential but it facilitates future dealings. For example, an invoice might be sent to a purchaser even before the goods are delivered as a matter of business practices. Pro hac vice (United Kingdom) For this occasion. Pro indiviso For an undivided part. The possession or occupation of lands or tenements belonging to two or mare persons, and consequently neither knows his several portion till divided: Pro possessore As a possessor. For example, a person may exercise certain rights over a thing not as owner but pro possessore: as a person who possesses, but does not own, the thing. Pro querente For the plaintiff; usually abbreviated, pro quer. Pro rata According to the rate, proportion or allowance. A creditor of an insolvent estate, is to be paid pro rata with creditors of the same class. Pro re nata For the occasion as it may arise. Pro se Latin: in one's personal behalf. Contrast with pro socio. Pro se divorce A divorce in which each spouse represents themselves in court without an attorney. Pro socio Latin: on behalf of a partner; not on one's personal behalf. Pro tanto For so much. Pro tempore (United Kingdom) For the time being. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Prize 1) Maritime law, war. The apprehension and detention at sea, of a ship or other vessel, by authority of a belligerent power, either with the design of appropriating it, with the goods and effects it contains, or with that of becoming master of the whole or a part of its cargo. 2) Contracts. A reward which is offered to one of several persons who shall accomplish a certain condition; as, if an editor should offer a silver cup to the individual who shall write the best essay in favor of peace. Prize court 1) One of the branches of the English admiralty, is called a prize court. 2) English law The name of court which has jurisdiction of all captures made in war on the high seas. Pro A Latin proposition signifying `for.' As to its effects in contracts. Pro and con For and against. For example, affidavits are taken pro and con. Pro bono Provided for free. Pro bono publico means "for the public good." Pro confesso Pro eo quod Pleading. For this that. It is a phrase of affirmation, and is sufficiently direct and positive for introducing a material averment. Pro forma As a matter of form; in keeping with a form or practice. Something done pro forma may not be essential but it facilitates future dealings. For example, an invoice might be sent to a purchaser even before the goods are delivered as a matter of business practices. Pro hac vice (United Kingdom) For this occasion. Pro indiviso For an undivided part. The possession or occupation of lands or tenements belonging to two or mare persons, and consequently neither knows his several portion till divided: Pro possessore As a possessor. For example, a person may exercise certain rights over a thing not as owner but pro possessore: as a person who possesses, but does not own, the thing. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Pro confesso. If you have a better definition for Pro confesso than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Pro confesso may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Pro confesso and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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