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praestatio culpae levis (pri-stay-shee-oh k<<schwa>>l-pee lee-vis). [Law Latin] Hist. An obligation for the middle degree of diligence — that is, the diligence and care required by a person of ordinary prudence. • This phrase was a forerunner of the modern terms reasonable care and reasonable person. [Blacks Law 8th]

praestare (pree-stair-ee), vb.[Latin] Roman law. 1. To perform an obligation. 2. To undertake liability. [Blacks Law 8th]

praeses (pree-seez), n.[Latin] 1.Roman law. A governor of a province. 2. The president of a college or university. [Blacks Law 8th]

praescriptis verbis (pri-skrip-tis v<<schwa>>r-bis). [Latin “in the words before written”] 1.Roman law. An action on a bilateral agreement under which one party had performed and required the other to perform in turn. 2.Roman law. The grounds given for the existence of a contract that falls into the class later described as innominate. • Innominate contracts…

praescriptio fori (pri-skrip-shee-oh for-I). [Latin] Roman law. An objection on the ground that the person objecting is not subject to the court’s jurisdiction. [Blacks Law 8th]

praescriptio (pri-skrip-shee-oh), n.[Latin] Roman law. 1. A preliminary portion of a formula that defines the scope of action. 2. A defensive plea in an action to recover land by which the defendant asserts ownership based on continuous possession for a prescribed time. — Also termed (in sense 2) praescriptio longi temporis. Pl. praescriptiones (pri-skrip-shee-oh-neez). [Blacks…

praerogativa regis (pree-rog-<<schwa>>-tI-v<<schwa>> ree-jis). [Law Latin “of the Crown’s prerogative”] Hist. A declaration made at the time of Edward I (1272–1307) defining certain feudal and political rights of the Crown, including the right to wardship of an idiot’s lands to protect the idiot’s heirs from disinheritance or alienation. — Also termed de praerogativa regis (dee…

praepositus villae (pree-poz-<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>s vil-ee). [Latin] Hist. A constable of a town; a petty constable. [Blacks Law 8th]

praepositus negotiis societatis  (pri-poz-<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>s  ni-goh-shee-is s<<schwa>>-sI-<<schwa>>-tay-tis). [Latin] Hist. Put in charge of a partnership’s business. [Blacks Law 8th]

praepositus negotiis (pri-poz-<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>s ni-goh-shee-is). [Latin] Hist. Put in charge of another’s business. [Blacks Law 8th]