Lat. In old practice. By the consideration (judgment) of the court. Yearb. M. 1 Edw. II. 2. PER CURIAM. Lat. By the court. A phrase used in the reports to distinguish an opinion of the whole court from an opinion written by any one judge. Sometimes it de- notes an opinion written by the chief justice or presiding judge . See Clarke v. Western Assur. Co., 140 Pa. 5G1, 23 Atl. 248. 15 L. R. A. 127, 28 Am. St. Rep. 821.
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