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Pro tempore
Pro tempore(United Kingdom) For the time being. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Time Contracts, evidence, practice. The measure of duration., It is divided into years, months. days, hours, minutes, and seconds. It is also divided into day and night. 2) Pleading. The avertment of time is generally necessary in pleading; the rules are different, in different actions. 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 confesso Chancery practice. For confessed. 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. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- 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 Proamita Great paternal aunt; the sister of one's grandfather. Proavus Great grandfather. This term is employed in making genealogical tables. Probability That which is likely to happen; that which is most consonant to reason; for example, there is a strong probability that a man of a good moral character, and who has heretofore been remarkable for truth, will, when examined as a witness under oath, tell the truth; and, on the contrary, that a man who has been guilty of perjury, will not, under the same circumstances, tell the truth; the former will, therefore, be entitled to credit, while the latter will not. Probable That which has the appearance of truth; that which appears to be founded in reason. Probable cause When there are grounds for suspicion that a person has committed a crime or misdemeanor, and public justice and the good of the community require that the matter should be examined, there is said to be a probable cause for, making a charge against the accused, however malicious the intention of the accuser may have been. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Pro tempore. If you have a better definition for Pro tempore than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Pro tempore may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Pro tempore and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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