Privilege held by a member of the legislature to speak in the house without having to worry about getting sued for slander. It is referred to as a legislative privilege […]

a term that applies to the regulations that have been adopted by the legislative body in order to control meetings.

L. Lat A legislative body In general or the English parliament In particular .

Relating or belonging to a parish.

A word; speech ; hence, oral or verbal; expressed or evidenced by speech only; not expressed by writing; not expressed by sealed instrument . The pleadings in an action are […]

Such as are either by word of mouth or are committed to writing, but are not under seal. The common law draws only one great line, between things under seal […]

One ordered by a judge or magistrate from the bench, without written complaint or other proceedings , of a person who is present before him, and which is executed on […]

A contract made solely on word of mouth. Or, a partially written contract ; collateral contract or an express contract that is not based upon a deed.

Testimony provided by any witness in court, verbally.

A legal rule which states that once evidence, or any statement has been given, it cannot be retracted, modified or annulled by other evidences that might contradict the original statement, […]

A lease made orally, but one which is enforcable by law as it contains all of the important elements of a valid lease.

In military law . A promise given by a prisoner of war, when he has leave to depart from custody, that he will return at the time appointed, unless discharged. […]

the name given to the commission that considers a prisoner’s application for release.

term used for the system where a prisoner with indeterminate sentences are paroled.

L. Fr. Words of law; technical words. Parols font plea. Words make the plea. 5 Mod. 458.

A park, (q. v.) A pound for stray cattle. Spelman.

In French law . 1. The magistrates who are charged with the conduct of proceedings in criminal cases and misdemeanors. 2. That part of the bourse which is reserved for […]

The crime of killing one’s father; also a person guilty of killing his father.

Lat In the civil law . Parricide; the murder of a parent Dig. 48, 9, & PARS 875 PARTICULAR

Lat. A part; a party to a deed, action, or legal proceeding .

Fragmenting a block of data by pertaining to a set of rules, making it much easy to interpret, manage and transmit through a computer.

The rector of a church; one that has full possession of all the rights of a parochial church. The appellation of “parson,” however it may be depreciated by familiar, clownish, […]

A certain portion of lands, tithes, and offerings, established by law, for the maintenance of the minister who has the cure of souls . Tomlins. The word is more generally […]

Allowance provided by a religious constitution to a clergy they have ordained. Primarily, the parsonage allowance covers the fair market rental value of the house, as well as any maintenance […]

A portion, share, or purpart One of two duplicate originals of a conveyance or covenant, the other being called ” counterpart .” Also, in composition , partial or incomplete; as […]