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proclamation of rebellion.Hist. A proclamation made by the sheriff, warning a person who failed to obey a Chancery subpoena or attachment that a commission of rebellion would issue if the person continued to resist the Chancery process. See COMMISSION OF REBELLION. [Blacks Law 8th]

proclamation of exigents (eks-<<schwa>>-j<<schwa>>nts). Hist. Repeated proclamations by the sheriff of an imminent outlawing of a person in the county where the person lived. See EXIGENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

proclamation by lord of manor. Hist. A proclamation (repeated three times) made by the lord of a manor requiring an heir or devisee of a deceased copyholder to pay a fine and be admitted to the estate, failing which the lord could seize the lands provisionally. [Blacks Law 8th]

proclamation. A formal public announcement made by the government. [Blacks Law 8th]

proclaim,vb. To declare formally or officially. [Blacks Law 8th]

prohibition. 1. A law or order that forbids a certain action. 2. An extraordinary writ issued by an appellate court to prevent a lower court from exceeding its jurisdiction or to prevent a nonjudicial officer or entity from exercising a power. — Also termed (in sense 2) writ of prohibition; (in Scots law) inhibition. Cf.…

prohibitio de vasto, directa parti (proh-h<<schwa>>-bish-ee-oh dee vas-toh, di-rek-t<<schwa>> pahr-tI). [Latin “prohibition of waste, directed to the party”] Hist. A writ issued during litigation prohibiting a tenant from committing waste. [Blacks Law 8th]  

prohibited substitution. See SUBSTITUTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

bordage (bor-dij).Hist. A type of tenure in which a tenant holds a cottage and a few acres in exchange for providing customary services to the lord. — Also termed bordagium.[Blacks Law 8th]

BOP.abbr.BUREAU OF PRISONS. [Blacks Law 8th]