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Provost
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ProvostA title given to the chief of some corporations or societies. In France, this title was formerly given to some presiding judges. The word is derived from the Latin praepositus.
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Title
1) Estates. A title is defined by Lord Coke to be the means whereby the owner of lands hath the just possession of his property. 2) Legislation That part of an act of the legislature by which it is known, and distinguished from other acts the name of the act. 3) Rights. The name of a newwpaper a book, and the like.
Chief
Principal. One who is put above the rest.
Word
Construction. One or more syllables which when united convey an idea a single part of speech.
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Province
1) Sometimes this signifies the district into which a country has been divided; as, the province of Canterbury, in England the province of Languedoc, in France. 2) Sometimes it means a dependency or colony; as, the province of New Brunswick. 3) It is sometimes used figuratively, to signify power or authority; as, it is the province of the court to judge of the law, that of the jury to decide on the facts.
Provision
1) Common law. The property which a drawer of a bill of exchange places in the hands of a drawee; as, for example, by remittances, or when the drawee is indebted to the drawer when the bill becomes due, provision is said to have been made. Acceptance always presumes a provision. 2) French law. An allowance granted by a judge to a party for his support; which is to be paid before there is a definitive judgment. In a civil case, for example, it is an allowance made to a wife who is separated from her hushand.
Provisions
Food for man; victuals.
Proviso
The name of a clause inserted in an act of the legislature, a deed, a written agreement, or other instrument, which generally contains a condition that a certain thing shall or shall not be done, in order that an agreement contained in another clause shall take effect.
Provocation
The act of inciting another to do something.
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Province
1) Sometimes this signifies the district into which a country has been divided; as, the province of Canterbury, in England the province of Languedoc, in France. 2) Sometimes it means a dependency or colony; as, the province of New Brunswick. 3) It is sometimes used figuratively, to signify power or authority; as, it is the province of the court to judge of the law, that of the jury to decide on the facts.
Provision
1) Common law. The property which a drawer of a bill of exchange places in the hands of a drawee; as, for example, by remittances, or when the drawee is indebted to the drawer when the bill becomes due, provision is said to have been made. Acceptance always presumes a provision. 2) French law. An allowance granted by a judge to a party for his support; which is to be paid before there is a definitive judgment. In a civil case, for example, it is an allowance made to a wife who is separated from her hushand.
Provisions
Food for man; victuals.
Proviso
The name of a clause inserted in an act of the legislature, a deed, a written agreement, or other instrument, which generally contains a condition that a certain thing shall or shall not be done, in order that an agreement contained in another clause shall take effect.
Provocation
The act of inciting another to do something.
Provost
Proxenetae
Civil law. Among the Romans these were persons whose functions somewhat resembled the brokers of modern commercial nations.
Proximate cause
The last negligent act which contributes to an injury. A person generally is liable only if an injury was proximately caused by his or her action or by his or her failure to act when he or she had a duty to act.
Proximity
Kindred between two persons.
Proxy
A person, appointed in the place of another, to represent him.
Prudent mariner doctrine
A term derived from a warning printed on close area navigation charts published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States, which reads as follows: "The prudent mariner will not rely solely on any single aid to navigation, particularly on floating aids."
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Title
1) Estates. A title is defined by Lord Coke to be the means whereby the owner of lands hath the just possession of his property. 2) Legislation That part of an act of the legislature by which it is known, and distinguished from other acts the name of the act. 3) Rights. The name of a newwpaper a book, and the like.
Chief
Principal. One who is put above the rest.
Word
Construction. One or more syllables which when united convey an idea a single part of speech.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Province
1) Sometimes this signifies the district into which a country has been divided; as, the province of Canterbury, in England the province of Languedoc, in France. 2) Sometimes it means a dependency or colony; as, the province of New Brunswick. 3) It is sometimes used figuratively, to signify power or authority; as, it is the province of the court to judge of the law, that of the jury to decide on the facts.
Provision
1) Common law. The property which a drawer of a bill of exchange places in the hands of a drawee; as, for example, by remittances, or when the drawee is indebted to the drawer when the bill becomes due, provision is said to have been made. Acceptance always presumes a provision. 2) French law. An allowance granted by a judge to a party for his support; which is to be paid before there is a definitive judgment. In a civil case, for example, it is an allowance made to a wife who is separated from her hushand.
Provisions
Food for man; victuals.
Proviso
The name of a clause inserted in an act of the legislature, a deed, a written agreement, or other instrument, which generally contains a condition that a certain thing shall or shall not be done, in order that an agreement contained in another clause shall take effect.
Provocation
The act of inciting another to do something.
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Province
1) Sometimes this signifies the district into which a country has been divided; as, the province of Canterbury, in England the province of Languedoc, in France. 2) Sometimes it means a dependency or colony; as, the province of New Brunswick. 3) It is sometimes used figuratively, to signify power or authority; as, it is the province of the court to judge of the law, that of the jury to decide on the facts.
Provision
1) Common law. The property which a drawer of a bill of exchange places in the hands of a drawee; as, for example, by remittances, or when the drawee is indebted to the drawer when the bill becomes due, provision is said to have been made. Acceptance always presumes a provision. 2) French law. An allowance granted by a judge to a party for his support; which is to be paid before there is a definitive judgment. In a civil case, for example, it is an allowance made to a wife who is separated from her hushand.
Provisions
Food for man; victuals.
Proviso
The name of a clause inserted in an act of the legislature, a deed, a written agreement, or other instrument, which generally contains a condition that a certain thing shall or shall not be done, in order that an agreement contained in another clause shall take effect.
Provocation
The act of inciting another to do something.
Provost
Proxenetae
Civil law. Among the Romans these were persons whose functions somewhat resembled the brokers of modern commercial nations.
Proximate cause
The last negligent act which contributes to an injury. A person generally is liable only if an injury was proximately caused by his or her action or by his or her failure to act when he or she had a duty to act.
Proximity
Kindred between two persons.
Proxy
A person, appointed in the place of another, to represent him.
Prudent mariner doctrine
A term derived from a warning printed on close area navigation charts published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States, which reads as follows: "The prudent mariner will not rely solely on any single aid to navigation, particularly on floating aids."
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