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prenuptial (pree-n<<schwa>>p-sh<<schwa>>l), adj. Made or occurring before marriage; premarital. — Also termed antenuptial (an-tee-n<<schwa>>p-sh<< schwa>>l). Cf. POSTNUPTIAL. [Blacks Law 8th]

prenup, n. Slang. See PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

prendré. See PRENDER. [Blacks Law 8th]

prender de baron (pren-d<<schwa>>r d<<schwa>> bar-<<schwa>>n). [Law French “a taking of husband”] Hist. A plea asserting that the former wife of a murder victim should not be allowed to appeal a murder case against the alleged killer because she has since remarried. [Blacks Law 8th]

prender. The right to take a thing before it is offered. — Also spelled prendré. [Blacks Law 8th]

prenatal tort. See TORT. [Blacks Law 8th]

prenatal injury. Harm to a fetus or an embryo. Cf. BIRTH INJURY. [Blacks Law 8th]

premium tax. See TAX. [Blacks Law 8th]  

premium stock. See STOCK. [Blacks Law 8th]

premium rate. Insurance. The price per unit of life insurance. • It is usu. expressed as a cost per thousands of dollars of coverage. Life insurers use three factors — the interest factor, the mortality factor, and the risk factor — to calculate premium rates. — Sometimes shortened to rate. See INTEREST FACTOR; MORTALITY FACTOR;…