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  • PARATITLA
    In the civil law. Notes or abstracts prefixed to titles of law, giving a summary of their contents. Cod. 1, 17, 1 12.
  • PARATUM HABEO
    Lat I have him in readiness. The return by the sherifT to a capias ad respondendum, signifying that he has the defendant in readiness to be brought into court.
  • PARATUS EST VERIFICARE
    Lat He is ready to verify. The Latin form for concluding a pleading with a verification, v.)
  • PARAVAIL
    Inferior; subordinate. Tenant paravail signified the lowest tenant of land, being the tenant of a mesne lord. He was so called because he was supposed to make "avail" or profit of the land for au-other. Cowell; 2 Bl. Comm. 60
  • PARCEL
    In the law of real property parcel signifles a part or portion of land. As used of chattels, it signifies a small package or bundle. See State v. Jordan, 36 Fla. 1, 17 South. 742; Miller v. Burke, 6 Daly (N. Y.) 174; Johnson v. Sirret 153 N. T. 51, More...
  • PARCELLA TERRAE
    A parcel of land.
  • PARCENARY
    The state or condition of holding title to lands jointly by parceners or co-parceners, before a division of the joint estate.
  • PARCENER
    A joint heir; one who, with others, holds an estate in co-parcenary,
  • PARCHMENT
    Sheep-skins dressed for writing, so called from Pergamus, Asia Minor, where they were invented. Used for deeds, and used for writs of summons in England previous te the judicature act, 1875. Wharton.
  • PARCO FRACTO
    Pound-breach; also the name of an old English writ against one chargeable with pound-breach.
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