"Pari Materia" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL

Pari Materia LAW AND LEGAL
Definition:

Lat of the same matter; on the same subject; as, laws pari materia must be construed with reference to each other. Bac. Abr. “Statute,” I, 3

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Acta Publiga LAW AND LEGAL

Lat Things of gen-eral knowledge and concern; matters transacted before certain public officers. Calvin

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Amicus Curls LAW AND LEGAL

Lat A friend of the court A by-stander (usually a counsel-lor) who Interposes and volunteers lnforma-tion upon some matter of …

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A Responsis LAW AND LEGAL

L. Lat In ecclesiastical law. one whose office It was to give or convey answers; otherwise termed regpon-galig, and apuerigiarins. …

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De Ambitu LAW AND LEGAL

TU. Lat Concerning bribery. A phrase descriptlve of the subject-matter of several of tbe Roman laws; as the Lex Aufldia, …

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Ignoratio Elenchi LAW AND LEGAL

Lat. A term of logic, sometimes applied to pleadings and to arguments on appeal, which signifies a mistake of the …

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Libellus LAW AND LEGAL

Lat. In tbo civil law. A little book. Libcllus supplex, a petition, es-peeially to the emperor, all petitions to whom …

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Magistratus LAW AND LEGAL

Lat In the clvll law. A magistrate. Calvln. A judlclal officer who had the power of hearlng and determin-lng causes, …

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Notio LAW AND LEGAL

Lat. In the civil law. The power of hearing and trying a matter of

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Patronus LAW AND LEGAL

Lat. In Roman law. A person who stood ln the relation of protector to another who was called his "client.” …

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Per Aes Et Libram LAW AND LEGAL

Lat. In Roman law. The sale per aes ef libram (with copper and scales) was a ceremony used ln transfer-ring …

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Per Fraudem LAW AND LEGAL

Lat By fraud, where a plea alleges matter of discharge, and the replication avers that the discharge was fraudulently obtained …

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Per Se LAW AND LEGAL

Lat. By himself or itself; in itself; taken alone; inherently; in isola-tion; unconnected wlth other matters

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Ruta LAW AND LEGAL

Lat In the dvil law. Things extracted from land; as sand, chalk, coal, and such other matters

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Scilicet LAW AND LEGAL

Lat To-wit; that is to say. A word used in pleadings and other instru-ments, as introductory tq a more particu-lar …

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Strictissimi Juris LAW AND LEGAL

Lat. of the strictest right or law. “Licenses being matter of special indulgence, the application of them was formerly strictissimi …

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Transactio LAW AND LEGAL

Lat In the civil lav. The settlement of a suit or matter in con-troversy, by the lltlgatlng parties, between themselves, …

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Venire Facias LAW AND LEGAL

Lat. In practice. A judlclal writ, directed to the sheriff of the county in which a cause is to be …

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Veredictum LAW AND LEGAL

L. Lat In old English law. A verdict; a declaration of the truth of a matter in issue, submitted to …

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