Category: P
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Possible Preliminary Issues
Other Possible Preliminary Issues in relation to the Technology and Construction Court [rtbs name=”technology-and-construction-court”]The following can sometimes be resolved by way of a preliminary issue hearing, although a decision as to whether or not to have such a hearing will always […]
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Poinding
Scottish Law: Poinding in the Past That diligence, affecting movable subjects, by which their property (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) is carried directly to, the creditor. Poinding is real or personal. Ersk. Pr. L. Scot. 3, 6, 11. [1][rtbs […]
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Police Intelligence
Intelligence in Public & Private Police: Symptoms of Divergence Steven Hutchinson, from the University of Leeds, made a contribution to the 2012 Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, in the category “Crime Prevention,” under the title “Intelligence in Public & Private […]
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Petty Bag
English Law: Petty Bag in the Past An office in the court of chancery, appropriated for suits against attorneys (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) and officers of the court; and for, process and proceedings, by extent on statutes, recognizances, ad quod damnum […]
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Perdonatio Utlagariae
English Law: Perdonatio Utlagariae in the Past A pardon for a man who, for contempt in not yielding obedience to the process of the king’s courts, is outlawed and afterwards, of his own accord, surrenders. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this […]
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Purlieu
English Law: Purlieu in the Past A space of land near a forest, known by certain boundaries, which was formerly part of a forest, but which has been separated from it. Developments The history of purlieus is this. Henry III., on taking possession of the throne, manifested so great a taste for […]
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Purlieu
English Law: Purlieu in the Past A space of land near a forest, known by certain boundaries, which was formerly part of a forest, but which has been separated from it. Developments The history of purlieus is this. Henry III., on taking possession of the throne, manifested so great a taste for […]
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Prize Court
English Law: Prize Court in the Past law The name of court which has jurisdiction of all captures made in war on the high seas. Developments In England (see more about this legal system) this is a separate branch of the court of admiralty, the other branch being called the instance court. […]
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Privy
Concept of Privy Traditional meaning of privy [1] in the English common law history: Privy council: the English royal council, the judicial committee of which acts, or formerly acted, in lunacy, ecclesiastical, and admiralty cases as a court of last appeal; and has power of inquiring into […]
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Recordari Facias Loquelam
English Law: Recordari Facias Loquelam in the Past A writ commanding the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia), that he cause the plaint to be recorded which is in his county, without writ, between the parties there named, of the cattle, goods and chattels of the complainant […]
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Recordari Facias Loquelam
English Law: Recordari Facias Loquelam in the Past A writ commanding the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia), that he cause the plaint to be recorded which is in his county, without writ, between the parties there named, of the cattle, goods and chattels of the complainant […]
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Prohibition
Introduction to Prohibition Prohibition, legal ban on the manufacture and sale of intoxicating drink; by extension, the term also denotes those periods in history when such bans have been in force, as well as the political and social movements advocating them. Such movements (also called […]
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Pesage
Concept of Pesage Traditional meaning of pesage [1] in the English common law history: An English toll for weighing. [rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Pesage”, Boston: Little, Brown, and […]
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Pesage
Concept of Pesage Traditional meaning of pesage [1] in the English common law history: An English toll for weighing. [rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Pesage”, Boston: Little, Brown, and […]
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Postman
English Law: Postman in the Past A barrister in the court of exchequer, who has precedence in: motions. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information about postman is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of […]