An officer of the English court of common pleas .
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PROCREATION
The generation of children. One of the principal ends of marriage is the procreation of children. lust. tit. 2, in pr.
PROCTOR
A procurator, proxy, or attorney. More particularly, an officer of the admiralty and ecclesiastical courts whose duties and business correspond exactly to those of an attorney at law or solicitor […]
PROCURACY
The writing or instrument which authorizes a procurator to act Cowell; Termes de la Ley .
PROCURADOR DEL COMUN
Sp. In Spanish law, an officer appointed to make inquiry, put a petitioner in possession of land prayed for, and execute the orders of the executive in that behalf. See […]
PROCURARE
Lat. To take care of another’s affairs for him, or iu his behalf ; to manage ; to take care of or superintend.
PROCURATIO
Lat. Management of another’s affairs by bis direction aud in his behalf; procuration ; agency. Procnratio est exhibitio sumptuum necessariorum facta prselatis, qui dioe- ceses peragrando, ecclesias subjectas -visitant. Dav. […]
PROCURATION
Agency; proxy; the act of constituting another one’s attorney in fact ; action under a power of attorney or other constitution of agency. Indorsing a bill or note “by procuration […]
PROCURATIONS
In ecclesiastical law . Certain sums of money which parish priests pay yearly to the bishops or archdeacons ratione visitationis. Dig. 3, 39, 25; Ayl. Par. 429.
PROCURATOR
one to a high office; as, such a prince was proclaimed emperor. In practice . The declaration made by the crier, by authority of the court , that something is […]
PROCURATORY OF RESIGNATION
In Scotch law. A form of proceeding by which a vassal authorizes the feu to be returned to his superior. Bell. It is analogous to the surrender of copyholds In […]
PROCURE
In criminal law , and in analogous uses elsewhere, to “procure” is to Initiate a proceeding to cause a thing to be done; to instigate; to contrive, bring about, effect, […]
PROCURE TO PAY
The entire process of purchasing goods that includes the purchasing decision, the selection of the goods, and the payment made by the buyer to purchase the goods.
PROCUREMENT
The entire process of purchasing goods that includes the purchasing decision, the selection of the goods, and the payment made by the buyer to purchase the goods. It involves (1)planning […]
PROCUREMENT HUB
A website that specializes in procuring items for repair, maintenance and operations.
PROCUREMENT REQUEST
A contract that states the goods or services that need to received. The basis for a procurement action is based on this. The procurement request package also includes the statement […]
PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENT
The amount estimated for a product, from which deductions are made for the amount onhand and the amount onorder.
PROCURER
A pimp; one that procures the seduction or prostitution of girls. They are punishable by statute in England and America.
PROCUREUR
In French law . An attorney ; one who has received a commission from another to act on his behalf. There were in France two classes of procurcurs: Procurcurs ad […]
PROCUREUR DU ROI,
in French law , is a public prosecutor , with whom rests the initiation of all criminal proceedings . In the exercise of his office (which appears to include the […]
PROCUREUR GENERAL, or IMPERIAL
In French law . An officer of the imperial court who either personally or by his deputy prosecutes every one who is accused of a crime according to the forms […]
PROCURING AUTHORITY
The entity that is responsible for the purchase of order and the coordination of the related purchasing activities.
PROCYCLIC
In direct relation to the overall state of the economy. The value of an asset is procyclic if it moves in tandem with the economy.
PRODES HOMINES
A term said by Tomlins to be frequently applied in the ancient books to the barons of the realm, particularly as constituting a council or administration or government. It is […]
PRODIGAL
the name that is given to an adult who is unable to manage his own affairs due to lacking good sense and a guardian is appointed for this purpose.