Legal Term Dictionary

A forejudgment; bias; preconceived opinion. A leaning towards one aide of a cause for some reason other than a conviction of its justice. Willis v. State, 12 Ga. 449; Hungerford v. Cushlng, 2 Wis. 405; State v. Anderson, 14 Mont. 541, 87 Pac. 1; Hinkle v. State, 94 Ga. 595, More...

A forejudgment; bias; preconceived opinion. A leaning towards one aide of a cause for some reason other than a conviction of its justice. Willis v. State, 12 Ga. 449; Hungerford v. Cushlng, 2 Wis. 405; State v. Anderson, 14 Mont. 541, 87 Pac. 1; Hinkle v. State, 94 Ga. 595, 21 S. E. 595; Keen v. Brown, 46 Fla. 487, 35 South. 401. The word "prejudice" seemed to imply nearly the same thing as "opinion." a prejudgment of the case, and not necessarily an enmity or ill will agaiust either party. Com. v. Webster, 5 Cush. (Mass.) 297, 52 Am. Dec. 711. "Prejudice" also means injury, loss, or damnification. Thus, where an offer or admission is made "without prejudice," or a motion is denied or a bill in equity dismissed "without prejudice," it Is meant as a declaration that no rights or privileges of the party concerned are to be considered as thereby waived or lost, except in so far as may be expressly conceded or decided. Less...

A clergyman of a superior order, as an archbishop or a bishop, having authority over the lower clergy; a dignitary of the church. Webster.

A clergyman of a superior order, as an archbishop or a bishop, having authority over the lower clergy; a dignitary of the church. Webster. Less...

Fr. In French law. A preliminary deduction; particularly, the portion or share which one member of a firm is entitled to fake out of the partnership assets before a division of the property is made between the partners.

Fr. In French law. A preliminary deduction; particularly, the portion or share which one member of a firm is entitled to fake out of the partnership assets before a division of the property is made between the partners. Less...

Introductory; initiatory; preceeding; temporary and provisional; as preliminary examination, injunction, articles of peace, etc. -Preliminary act. In English admiralty practice. A document stating the time and place of a collision between vessels, the names of the vessels, and other particulars, required to be filed by each solicitor in actions for More...

Introductory; initiatory; preceeding; temporary and provisional; as preliminary examination, injunction, articles of peace, etc. -Preliminary act. In English admiralty practice. A document stating the time and place of a collision between vessels, the names of the vessels, and other particulars, required to be filed by each solicitor in actions for damage by such collision, unless the court or a judge shall otherwise order. Wharton.-Preliminary injunction. See INJUNCTION.-Preliminary proof. In insurance. The first proof offered of a loss occurring under the policy, usually sent in to the underwriters with the notification of claim. Less...

To think of an act beforehand; to contrive and design; to plot or lay plans for the execution of a purpose. See DELIBERATE.

To think of an act beforehand; to contrive and design; to plot or lay plans for the execution of a purpose. See DELIBERATE. Less...

The act of meditating In advance; deliberation upon a contemplated act; plotting or contriving; a design formed to do something before it is done. See State v. Spivey, 132 N. C. 989, 43 S. E. 475; Fahnestock v. State, 23 Ind 231; Com. v. Perrier, 3 Phila. (Pa.) 232; Atkinson More...

The act of meditating In advance; deliberation upon a contemplated act; plotting or contriving; a design formed to do something before it is done. See State v. Spivey, 132 N. C. 989, 43 S. E. 475; Fahnestock v. State, 23 Ind 231; Com. v. Perrier, 3 Phila. (Pa.) 232; Atkinson v. State, 20 Tex. 531; State v. Reed, 117 Mo. 604, 23 S. W. 886; King v. State, 91 Tenn. 617, 20 S. W. 169; State v. Carr, 53 Vt 46; State v. Dowden, 118 N. C 1145, 24 S. E. 722; Savage v. State, 18 Fla. 965; Com. v. Drum, 58 Pa. 16; State v. Lindgrind, 33 Wash. 440, 74 Pac 565. Less...

A principal minister of state; the prime minister.

A principal minister of state; the prime minister. Less...

This officer, so constituted by letters patent has preaudience over the. bar after the attorney and solicitor general and queen's advocate. 3 Steph. Comm. (7th Ed.) 274, note.

This officer, so constituted by letters patent has preaudience over the. bar after the attorney and solicitor general and queen's advocate. 3 Steph. Comm. (7th Ed.) 274, note. Less...

That which is put before; that which precedes; the foregoing statements. Thus, in logic, the two introductory propositions of the syllogism are called the "premises," and from them the conclusion is deduced. So, in pleading,. the expression "in consideration of the premises" frequently occurs, the meaning being "ia consideration of More...

That which is put before; that which precedes; the foregoing statements. Thus, in logic, the two introductory propositions of the syllogism are called the "premises," and from them the conclusion is deduced. So, in pleading,. the expression "in consideration of the premises" frequently occurs, the meaning being "ia consideration of the matters hereinbefore stated." See Teutonia F. Ins. Co. v. Mund, 102 Pa. 93; Alaska Imp. Co. v. Hirsch, 119 Cal. 249, 47 Pac. 124. In conveyancing. That part of a'deed which precedes the habendum, In which are set forth the names of the parties with their titles and additions, and in which are recited such deeds, agreements, or matters of fact as are necessary to explain the reasons upon which the present transaction is founded; and it is here, also, the consideration on which it is made is set down and the certainty of the thing granted. 2 Bl. Comm. 298. And see Miller v. Graham, 47 S. C. 288, 25 S. E. 165; Brown v. Manter, 21 N. H. 533, 53 Am. Dec 223; Rouse v. Steamboat Co., 59 Hun, 80, 13 N. Y. Supp. 126. In estates. Lands and tenements; an estate ; the subject-matter of a conveyance. The term "premises" is used in common parlance to signify land, with its appurtenances; but its usual and appropriate meaning in a conveyance is the thing demised or granted by the deed. New Jersey Zinc Co. v. New Jersey Franklinite Co., 13 N. J. Eq. 322; In re Rohrbacher's Estate, 168 Pa. 158, 82 Atl. 30' Cummings v. Dearborn, 56 Vt. 441; State v. French, 120 ind. 229, 22 N. E. 108. The word is also used to denote the subject-matter insured in a policy. 4 Camph. 89. In equity pleading*. The stating part of a bill. It contains a narrative of the facts and circumstances of the plaintiff's case, and the wrongs of which he complains, and the names of the persons by whom done and against whom he seeks redress. Story, Eq. PL | 27. Less...

The sum paid or agreed to be paid by an assured to the underwriter as the consideration for the insurance; being a certain rate per cent on the amount insured. 1 PhiL Ins. 205; State v. Pittsburg, etc., Ry. Co., 68 Ohio St 9, 67 N. E. 93, 64 h. More...

The sum paid or agreed to be paid by an assured to the underwriter as the consideration for the insurance; being a certain rate per cent on the amount insured. 1 PhiL Ins. 205; State v. Pittsburg, etc., Ry. Co., 68 Ohio St 9, 67 N. E. 93, 64 h. R. A. 405, 96 Am St Rep. 635; Hill v. Insurance Co., 129 Mich. 141, 88 N. W. 392. A bounty or bonus; a consideration given to invite a loan or a bargain; as the consideration paid to the assignor by the assignee of a lease, or to the transferrer by the transferee of shares of stock, etc. So stock is said to be "at a premium" when its market ])rice exceeds its nominal or face value. Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co. v. Arming-ton, 21 R, L 33, 41 Atl. 571; White v. Williams, 90 Md. 719, 45 Aa 1001; Washington, etc., Ass'n v. Stanley, 38 Or. 319, 63 Pac 489, 58 L. R. A. 816, 84 Am. St Rep. 793; Building Ass'n v. Eklund, 190 111. 257, 60 N. E. 521, 52 IA R. A. 637. See PAB. In granting a lease, part of the rent Is sometimes capitalized and paid in a lump sum at the time the lease Is granted. This is called a "premium." -Premium note. A promissory note given by the insured for part or all of the amount of the premium.-Preminm pndieitise. The price of chastity. A compensation for the loss of chastity, paid or promised to, or for the benefit of, a seduced female. Less...