Law Dictionary Definitions

promatertera magna (proh-m<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>r-t<<schwa>>r-<<schwa>> mag-n<< schwa>>). [Latin] Civil law. A great-great-great-aunt.   [Blacks Law 8th]

promatertera (proh-m<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>r-t<<schwa>>r-<<schwa>>). [Latin] Roman & civil law. A great-great-aunt; the sister of one’s great-grandmother.   [Blacks Law 8th]

pro majori cautela (proh m<<schwa>>-jor-I kaw-tee-l<<schwa>>). [Latin] For greater caution; by way of additional security. • This phrase usu. applies to an act done or to a clause put in an instrument as a precaution.   [Blacks Law 8th]

prolocutor (proh-lok-y<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>r).1.Eccles. law. The president or chair of a convocation. 2.Hist. The speaker of the British House of Lords. • This office now belongs to the Lord Chancellor. — Also termed (in sense 2) forspeca.   [Blacks Law 8th]

pro loco et tempore (proh loh-koh et tem-p<<schwa>>-ree). [Latin] Hist. For the place and time.   [Blacks Law 8th]

prolixity rejection. See REJECTION.   [Blacks Law 8th]

prolixity (proh-lik-s<<schwa>>-tee). The unnecessary and superfluous stating of facts and arguments in pleading or evidence.   [Blacks Law 8th]

prolicide (proh-l<<schwa>>-sId).1. The killing of offspring; esp., the crime of killing a child shortly before or after birth. 2. One who kills a child shortly before or after birth. Cf. INFANTICIDE. — prolicidal,adj.   [Blacks Law 8th]

tax title.See TITLE(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

tax table.See TAX-RATE SCHEDULE. [Blacks Law 8th]