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Proctor
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ProctorOne appointed to represent in judgment the party who empowers him, by writing under his hand called a proxy. The term is used chiefly in the courts of civil and ecclesiastical law. The proctor is somewhat similar to the attorney.
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Judgment
Practice. The decision or sentence of the law, given by a court of justice or other competent tribunal, as the result of proceedings instituted therein, for the redress of an injury.
Party
Practice, contracts. When applied to practice, by party is understood either the plaintiff or defendant. In contracts, a party is one or more persons who engage to perform or receive the performance of some agreement.
Writing
The act of forming by the hand letters or characters of a particular kind on paper or other suitable substance, and artfully putting them together so as to co nvey ideas. It differs from printing, which is the formation of words on paper or other proper substance by means of a stamp. Sometimes by writing ii understood printing, and sometimes printing and writing mixed.
Hand
"1) That part of the human body at the end of the arm. 2) Formerly the hand was considered as the symbol of good faith, and some contracts derive their names from the fact that the hand was used in making them; as handsale, mandatum which comes from ä manu datä. The hand is still used for various legal or forensic purposes. When a person is accused of a crime and he is arraigned, and he is asked to hold up his right hand; and when one is sworn as a witness, he is required to lay his right hand on the Bible, or to hold it up. 3) Hand is also the name of a measure of length used in ascertaining the height of horses. It is four inches long. 4) In a figurative sense, by hand is understood a particular form of writing; as if B writes a good hand. Various kinds of hand have been used, as, the secretary hand, the Roman hand, the court hand. Wills and contracts may be written in any of these, or any other which is intelligible.
Proxy
A person, appointed in the place of another, to represent him.
Term
1) Construction. Word; expression speech. 2) Contracts. This word is used in the civil, law to denote the space of time granted to the debtor for discharging his obligation; there are express terms resulting from the positive stipulations of the agreement; as, where one undertakes to pay a certain sum on a certain day and also terms which tacitly result from the nature of the things which are the object of the engagement, or from the place where the act is agreed to be done. For instance, if a builder engage to construct a house for me, I must allow a reasonable time for fulfilling his engagement. 3) Estates. The limitation of an estate, as a term for years, for life, and the like. The word term does not merely signify the time specified in the lease, but the estate also and interest that passes by that lease; and therefore the term may expire during the continuance of the time, as by surrender, forfeiture and the like. 4) Practice. The space of time during which a court holds a session; sometimes the term is a monthly, at others it is a quarterly period, according to the constitution of the court.
Civil
1) It is used in contradistinction to barbarous or savage, to indicate a state of society reduced to order and regular government; thus we speak of civil life, civil society, civil government, and civil liberty. 2) It is sometimes used in contradistinction to criminal, to indicate the private rights and remedies of men, as members of the community, in contrast to those which are public and relate to the government; thus we speak of civil process and criminal process, civil jurisdiction and criminal jurisdiction.
Ecclesiastical
Belonging to, or set apart for the church.
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.
Proctor
One appointed to represent in judgment the party who empowers him, by writing under his hand called a proxy. The term is used chiefly in the courts of civil and ecclesiastical law. The proctor is somewhat similar to the attorney.
Attorney
A graduate of an accredited law school and member in good standing of the Bar Association. Only attorneys can give legal advice.
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Procedendo
Practice. A writ which issues where an action is removed from an inferior to a superior jurisdiction by habeas corpus, certiorari or writ of privilege, and it does not appear to such superior court that the suggestion upon which the cause has been removed, is sufficiently proved; in which case the superior court by this writ remits the cause to the court from whence it came, commanding the inferior court to proceed to the final hearing and determination of the same.
Procedural law
Procedural law refers to the areas of law that regulates the legal process.
Procedural theory
A theory of maritime liens, particularly popular in England, which holds that maritime liens are the "children of procedure" and in particular of the writ in rem, rather than substantive rights in the property of another.
Proceeding
In its general acceptation, this word means the form in which actions are to be brought and defended, the manner of intervening in suits, of conducting them, the mode of deciding them, of opposing judgments and of executing.
Proceres
The name by which the chief magistrates in cities were formerly known.
Proces verbal
French law. A true relation in writing in due form of law of what has been done and said verbally in the presence of a public officer, and what he himself does upon the occasion. It is a species of inquisition of office.
Process
1) Practice. So denominated because it proceeds or issues forth in order to bring the defendant into court, to answer the charge preferred against him, and signifies the writ or judicial means by which he is brought to answer. 2) Rights. The means or method of accomplishing a thing.
Process of garnishment
Practice. It was formerly the practice to deposit deeds and other things in the hands of third persons, to await the performance of covenants, upon which they were to be re-delivered to one of the parties. When one of the parties contended that he was entitled to such things, and the other denied it, and the claiming party brought an action of detinue for them, the defendant was allowed to in terplead, and thereupon he prayed for a monition or notice to compel the other depositor to appear and become a defendant in his stead.
Process of interpleader
Practice. Formerly when two parties concurred in a bailment to a third person of things which were to be delivered to one of them on the performance of a covenant or other thing, and the parties brought several actions of detinue against the bailee, the latter might plead the facts of the case and pray that the plaintiffs in the several actions might interplead with each other; this was called process of interpleader.
Process, mesne
Pradice. By this term is generally understood any writ issued in the course of a suit between the original process and execution.
Processioning
A term used in Tennessee to signify the manner of ascertaining the boundaries of land, as provided for by the laws of that state.
Prochein
Next. This word is frequently used in composition; as, prochein amy, prochein cousin, and the like.
Prochein amy
More correctly prochain ami. Next friend.
Proclamation
1) Evidence. The act of causing some state matters to be published or made generally known. A written or printed document in which are contained such matters, issued by proper authority; as the president's proclamation, the governor's, the mayor's proclamation. 2) The word proclamation is also used to express the public nomination made of any one to a high office; as, such a prince was proclaimed emperor. 3) Practice. The declaration made by the cryer, by authority of the court, that something is about to be done.
Proclamation of exigents
English law. On awarding an exigent, in order to outlawry, a writ of proclamation issues to the sheriff of the county where the party dwells, to make three proclamations for the defendant to yield himself, or be outlawed.
Proclamation of rebellion
English law. When a party neglects to appear upon a subpoena, or an attachment in the chancery, a writ bearing this name issues, and if he does not surrender himself by the day assigned, he is reputed, and declared a rebel.
Procreation
The generation of children; it is an act authorized by the law of nature: one of the principal ends of marriage is the procreation of children.
Procuration
Civil law. The act by which one person gives power to another to act in his place, as he could do himself. A letter of attorney.
Procurations
Eccles. law. Certain sums of money which parish priests pay yearly to the bishops or archdeacons ratione visitationis.
Procurator
1) Civil law. A proctor; a person who acts for another by virtue of a procuration. Procurator est, qui aliena negotia mandata Domini administrat.
Procurator in rem suam
Scotch law. This imports that one is acting as attorney as to his own property. When an assignment of a thing is made, as a debt, and a procuration or power of attorney is given to the assignee to receive the same, he is in such case procurator in rein suam.
Procuratorium
The proxy or instrument by which a proctor is constituted and appointed.
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Prochein amy
More correctly prochain ami. Next friend.
Proclamation
1) Evidence. The act of causing some state matters to be published or made generally known. A written or printed document in which are contained such matters, issued by proper authority; as the president's proclamation, the governor's, the mayor's proclamation. 2) The word proclamation is also used to express the public nomination made of any one to a high office; as, such a prince was proclaimed emperor. 3) Practice. The declaration made by the cryer, by authority of the court, that something is about to be done.
Proclamation of exigents
English law. On awarding an exigent, in order to outlawry, a writ of proclamation issues to the sheriff of the county where the party dwells, to make three proclamations for the defendant to yield himself, or be outlawed.
Proclamation of rebellion
English law. When a party neglects to appear upon a subpoena, or an attachment in the chancery, a writ bearing this name issues, and if he does not surrender himself by the day assigned, he is reputed, and declared a rebel.
Procreation
The generation of children; it is an act authorized by the law of nature: one of the principal ends of marriage is the procreation of children.
Proctor
Procuration
Civil law. The act by which one person gives power to another to act in his place, as he could do himself. A letter of attorney.
Procurations
Eccles. law. Certain sums of money which parish priests pay yearly to the bishops or archdeacons ratione visitationis.
Procurator
1) Civil law. A proctor; a person who acts for another by virtue of a procuration. Procurator est, qui aliena negotia mandata Domini administrat.
Procurator in rem suam
Scotch law. This imports that one is acting as attorney as to his own property. When an assignment of a thing is made, as a debt, and a procuration or power of attorney is given to the assignee to receive the same, he is in such case procurator in rein suam.
Procuratorium
The proxy or instrument by which a proctor is constituted and appointed.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Judgment
Practice. The decision or sentence of the law, given by a court of justice or other competent tribunal, as the result of proceedings instituted therein, for the redress of an injury.
Party
Practice, contracts. When applied to practice, by party is understood either the plaintiff or defendant. In contracts, a party is one or more persons who engage to perform or receive the performance of some agreement.
Writing
The act of forming by the hand letters or characters of a particular kind on paper or other suitable substance, and artfully putting them together so as to co nvey ideas. It differs from printing, which is the formation of words on paper or other proper substance by means of a stamp. Sometimes by writing ii understood printing, and sometimes printing and writing mixed.
Hand
"1) That part of the human body at the end of the arm. 2) Formerly the hand was considered as the symbol of good faith, and some contracts derive their names from the fact that the hand was used in making them; as handsale, mandatum which comes from ä manu datä. The hand is still used for various legal or forensic purposes. When a person is accused of a crime and he is arraigned, and he is asked to hold up his right hand; and when one is sworn as a witness, he is required to lay his right hand on the Bible, or to hold it up. 3) Hand is also the name of a measure of length used in ascertaining the height of horses. It is four inches long. 4) In a figurative sense, by hand is understood a particular form of writing; as if B writes a good hand. Various kinds of hand have been used, as, the secretary hand, the Roman hand, the court hand. Wills and contracts may be written in any of these, or any other which is intelligible.
Proxy
A person, appointed in the place of another, to represent him.
Term
1) Construction. Word; expression speech. 2) Contracts. This word is used in the civil, law to denote the space of time granted to the debtor for discharging his obligation; there are express terms resulting from the positive stipulations of the agreement; as, where one undertakes to pay a certain sum on a certain day and also terms which tacitly result from the nature of the things which are the object of the engagement, or from the place where the act is agreed to be done. For instance, if a builder engage to construct a house for me, I must allow a reasonable time for fulfilling his engagement. 3) Estates. The limitation of an estate, as a term for years, for life, and the like. The word term does not merely signify the time specified in the lease, but the estate also and interest that passes by that lease; and therefore the term may expire during the continuance of the time, as by surrender, forfeiture and the like. 4) Practice. The space of time during which a court holds a session; sometimes the term is a monthly, at others it is a quarterly period, according to the constitution of the court.
Civil
1) It is used in contradistinction to barbarous or savage, to indicate a state of society reduced to order and regular government; thus we speak of civil life, civil society, civil government, and civil liberty. 2) It is sometimes used in contradistinction to criminal, to indicate the private rights and remedies of men, as members of the community, in contrast to those which are public and relate to the government; thus we speak of civil process and criminal process, civil jurisdiction and criminal jurisdiction.
Ecclesiastical
Belonging to, or set apart for the church.
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.
Proctor
One appointed to represent in judgment the party who empowers him, by writing under his hand called a proxy. The term is used chiefly in the courts of civil and ecclesiastical law. The proctor is somewhat similar to the attorney.
Attorney
A graduate of an accredited law school and member in good standing of the Bar Association. Only attorneys can give legal advice.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Procedendo
Practice. A writ which issues where an action is removed from an inferior to a superior jurisdiction by habeas corpus, certiorari or writ of privilege, and it does not appear to such superior court that the suggestion upon which the cause has been removed, is sufficiently proved; in which case the superior court by this writ remits the cause to the court from whence it came, commanding the inferior court to proceed to the final hearing and determination of the same.
Procedural law
Procedural law refers to the areas of law that regulates the legal process.
Procedural theory
A theory of maritime liens, particularly popular in England, which holds that maritime liens are the "children of procedure" and in particular of the writ in rem, rather than substantive rights in the property of another.
Proceeding
In its general acceptation, this word means the form in which actions are to be brought and defended, the manner of intervening in suits, of conducting them, the mode of deciding them, of opposing judgments and of executing.
Proceres
The name by which the chief magistrates in cities were formerly known.
Proces verbal
French law. A true relation in writing in due form of law of what has been done and said verbally in the presence of a public officer, and what he himself does upon the occasion. It is a species of inquisition of office.
Process
1) Practice. So denominated because it proceeds or issues forth in order to bring the defendant into court, to answer the charge preferred against him, and signifies the writ or judicial means by which he is brought to answer. 2) Rights. The means or method of accomplishing a thing.
Process of garnishment
Practice. It was formerly the practice to deposit deeds and other things in the hands of third persons, to await the performance of covenants, upon which they were to be re-delivered to one of the parties. When one of the parties contended that he was entitled to such things, and the other denied it, and the claiming party brought an action of detinue for them, the defendant was allowed to in terplead, and thereupon he prayed for a monition or notice to compel the other depositor to appear and become a defendant in his stead.
Process of interpleader
Practice. Formerly when two parties concurred in a bailment to a third person of things which were to be delivered to one of them on the performance of a covenant or other thing, and the parties brought several actions of detinue against the bailee, the latter might plead the facts of the case and pray that the plaintiffs in the several actions might interplead with each other; this was called process of interpleader.
Process, mesne
Pradice. By this term is generally understood any writ issued in the course of a suit between the original process and execution.
Processioning
A term used in Tennessee to signify the manner of ascertaining the boundaries of land, as provided for by the laws of that state.
Prochein
Next. This word is frequently used in composition; as, prochein amy, prochein cousin, and the like.
Prochein amy
More correctly prochain ami. Next friend.
Proclamation
1) Evidence. The act of causing some state matters to be published or made generally known. A written or printed document in which are contained such matters, issued by proper authority; as the president's proclamation, the governor's, the mayor's proclamation. 2) The word proclamation is also used to express the public nomination made of any one to a high office; as, such a prince was proclaimed emperor. 3) Practice. The declaration made by the cryer, by authority of the court, that something is about to be done.
Proclamation of exigents
English law. On awarding an exigent, in order to outlawry, a writ of proclamation issues to the sheriff of the county where the party dwells, to make three proclamations for the defendant to yield himself, or be outlawed.
Proclamation of rebellion
English law. When a party neglects to appear upon a subpoena, or an attachment in the chancery, a writ bearing this name issues, and if he does not surrender himself by the day assigned, he is reputed, and declared a rebel.
Procreation
The generation of children; it is an act authorized by the law of nature: one of the principal ends of marriage is the procreation of children.
Procuration
Civil law. The act by which one person gives power to another to act in his place, as he could do himself. A letter of attorney.
Procurations
Eccles. law. Certain sums of money which parish priests pay yearly to the bishops or archdeacons ratione visitationis.
Procurator
1) Civil law. A proctor; a person who acts for another by virtue of a procuration. Procurator est, qui aliena negotia mandata Domini administrat.
Procurator in rem suam
Scotch law. This imports that one is acting as attorney as to his own property. When an assignment of a thing is made, as a debt, and a procuration or power of attorney is given to the assignee to receive the same, he is in such case procurator in rein suam.
Procuratorium
The proxy or instrument by which a proctor is constituted and appointed.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Prochein amy
More correctly prochain ami. Next friend.
Proclamation
1) Evidence. The act of causing some state matters to be published or made generally known. A written or printed document in which are contained such matters, issued by proper authority; as the president's proclamation, the governor's, the mayor's proclamation. 2) The word proclamation is also used to express the public nomination made of any one to a high office; as, such a prince was proclaimed emperor. 3) Practice. The declaration made by the cryer, by authority of the court, that something is about to be done.
Proclamation of exigents
English law. On awarding an exigent, in order to outlawry, a writ of proclamation issues to the sheriff of the county where the party dwells, to make three proclamations for the defendant to yield himself, or be outlawed.
Proclamation of rebellion
English law. When a party neglects to appear upon a subpoena, or an attachment in the chancery, a writ bearing this name issues, and if he does not surrender himself by the day assigned, he is reputed, and declared a rebel.
Procreation
The generation of children; it is an act authorized by the law of nature: one of the principal ends of marriage is the procreation of children.
Proctor
Procuration
Civil law. The act by which one person gives power to another to act in his place, as he could do himself. A letter of attorney.
Procurations
Eccles. law. Certain sums of money which parish priests pay yearly to the bishops or archdeacons ratione visitationis.
Procurator
1) Civil law. A proctor; a person who acts for another by virtue of a procuration. Procurator est, qui aliena negotia mandata Domini administrat.
Procurator in rem suam
Scotch law. This imports that one is acting as attorney as to his own property. When an assignment of a thing is made, as a debt, and a procuration or power of attorney is given to the assignee to receive the same, he is in such case procurator in rein suam.
Procuratorium
The proxy or instrument by which a proctor is constituted and appointed.
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