日期：2008-03-21 POSTAGE STAMPS . The act of congress, approved March 3, 1847, section 11, and the act of congress of March 3, 1841, sections 3, 4, provide that, to facilitate the transportation of letters in the mail, the postmaster general be authorized to prepare... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-21 POSTAGE . The money charged by law for carrying letters, packets and documents by mail. By act of congress of March 3, 1851, Minot's Statute at Large, U. S. 587, it is enacted as follows: 2. - 1. That from and after the thirtieth day of June, eighte... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-21 POST NUPTIAL . Something which takes place after marriage; as a post nuptial settlement, which is a conveyance made generally by the hushand for the benefit of the wife. 2. A post nuptial settlement is either with or without consideration. The forme... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-21 POST DATE . To date an instrument a time after that on which it is made. Vide Date. POST DIEM . After the day; as a plea of payment post diem, after the, day when the money became due. Com. Dig. Pleader, 2 W 29. POST DISEISIN , Engl. law. The name o... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-21 POSSESSOR . He who holds, detains or enjoys a thing, either by himself or his agent, which he claims as his own. 2. In general the possessor of personal chattels is presumed to be the owner; and in case of real estate he has a right to receive the p... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-21 POSSESSED . This word is applied to the right and enjoyment of a termor or a person having a term, who is said to be possessed, and not seized. Bac. Tr. 335; Poph. 76; Dy. 369. POSSESSIO FRATRIS . The brother's possession. This is a technical phrase... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-21 PORTION . That part of a parent's estate, or the estate of one standing in loco parentis, which is given to a child. 1 Vern. 204. Vide 8 Com. Dig. 539; 16 Vin. Ab. 4321; 1 Supp. to Ves. Jr. 34, 58, 303, 308; 2 Id. 46, 370, 404. PORTORIA , civil law.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-21 POPE'S FOLLY . The name of a small island, situated in the bay of Passama quoddy, which, it has been decided, is within the jurisdiction of the United States. 1 Ware's R. 26. POPULAR ACTION , punishment. An action given by statute to any one who wil... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-21 POLYGARCHY . A term used to express a government which is shared by several persons; as, when two brothers succeed to the throne, and reign jointly. POLYGAMY , crim. law. The act of a person who, knowing he has two or more wives, or she has two or m... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-21 POLICY, PUBLIC . By public policy is meant that which the law encourages for the promotion of the public good. 2. That which is against public policy is generally unlawful. For example, to restrain an individual from marrying, or from engaging in bu... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-21 POLICE JURY . In Louisiana this name is given. to certain officers who collectively exercise jurisdiction in certain cases of police as levying taxes, regulating roads, POLICY OF INSURANCE , contracts. An instrument in writing by which the contract... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-21 POINT RESERVED . A point or question of law which the court, not being fully satisfied how to decide, in the hurried trial of a cause, rules in favor of the party offering it, but subject to revision on a motion for a new trial. If, after argument,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-21 PLURIES , practice. A term by which a writ issued subsequently to an alias of the same kind, is denominated. 2. The pluries writ is made by adding after we command you, the words, as often times we have commanded you. This is called the first plurie... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-21 PLENE ADMINISTRAVIT PRAETERt . This is the usual plea of plene administravit, except that the defendant admits a certain amount of assets in his hands. PLENE COMPUTAVIT , pleading. A plea in an action of account render, by which the defendant avers... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-21 PLEDGE , contracts. He who becomes security for another, and, in this sense, every one who becomes bail for another is a pledge. 4 Inst. 180 Com. Dig. B. See Pledges. PLEDGER . The same as pawner. (q. v.) PLEDGEE . The same as pawnee. (q. v.) PLEDGE... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-21 PLEADING, SPECIAL . By special pleading is meant the allegation of special or new matter, as distinguished from a direct denial of matter previously alleged on the opposite side. Gould on Pl. c. 1, s. 18. PLEAS OF THE CROWN , Eng. law. This phrase i... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-21 TO PLEAD . The formal entry of the defendant's defence on the record. In a popular sense, it signifies the argument in a cause, but it is not so used by the profession. Steph. Pl. Appex. note I; Story, Eq. Pl. 5, note. PLEADING , practice. The state... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-21 PLAT . A map of a piece of land, in which are marked the courses and disstances of the different lines, and the quantity of land it contains. 2. Such a plat;nay be given in evidence in ascertaining the position of the land, and what is included, and... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-21 PLAGIARIUS , civil law. He who fraudulently concealed a freeman or slave who belonged to another. 2. The offence itself was called plagium. 3. It differed from larceny or theft in this, that larceny always implies that the guilty party intended to m... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-21 PLACE OF BUSINESS . The place where a man usually transacts his affairs or business. When a man keeps a store, shop, counting room or office, independently and distinctly from all other persons, that is deemed his place of business 3 and when he usu... 阅读全文>>