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praebentes causam mortis (pri-ben-teez kaw-z<<schwa>>m mor-tis). [Latin] Hist. (Persons) occasioning the cause of death. [Blacks Law 8th]

practitioner. A person engaged in the practice of a profession, esp. law or medicine. [Blacks Law 8th]

practicks (prak-tiks). Hist. Scots law. (usu. pl.) An old collection of notes about points of practice, decisions of the Court of Sessions, statutes, and forms, compiled by members of the court. • An example is Balfour’s Practicks (1469–1579). A precursor of law reports, the notes remain historical legal literature of some authority. [Blacks Law 8th]

practice of law. The professional work of a duly licensed lawyer, encompassing a broad range of services such as conducting cases in court, preparing papers necessary to bring about various transactions from conveying land to effecting corporate mergers, preparing legal opinions on various points of law, drafting wills and other estate-planning documents, and advising clients…

practice guide. A written explanation of how to proceed in a particular area of law or in a particular court or locality. [Blacks Law 8th]

practice court. 1.MOOT COURT. 2. (cap.) BAIL COURT. [Blacks Law 8th]

practice book. A volume devoted to the procedures in a particular court or category of courts, usu. including court rules, court forms, and practice directions. [Blacks Law 8th]

dragnet lien.See LIEN. [Blacks Law 8th]

dragnet clause.1.MOTHER HUBBARD CLAUSE(1).2.CROSS-COLLATERAL CLAUSE. [Blacks Law 8th]

draftsman. See DRAFTER. [Blacks Law 8th]