Law Dictionary Definitions

prize fighting. Fighting for a reward or prize; esp., professional boxing. [Cases: Theaters and Shows 3.60. C.J.S. Entertainment and Amusement; Sports §§ 24, 48.] “Prize fighting … was not looked upon with favor by the common law as was a friendly boxing match or wrestling match. On the other hand it was not punishable by…

prize court. See COURT. [Blacks Law 8th]

prize. 1. Something of value awarded in recognition of a person’s achievement. 2. A vessel or cargo captured at sea or seized in port by the forces of a nation at war, and therefore liable to being condemned or appropriated as enemy property. [Cases: War and National Emergency 28. C.J.S. War and National Defense §§…

privy verdict. See VERDICT. [Blacks Law 8th]

privy signet. Hist. The signet or seal used by the sovereign in making out grants and private letters. [Blacks Law 8th]

privy seal. 1. A seal used in making out grants or letters patent before they are passed under the great seal. 2. (cap.) LORD PRIVY SEAL. [Blacks Law 8th]

privy purse. English law. The income set apart for the sovereign’s personal use. [Blacks Law 8th]

privy councillor. A member of the Privy Council. — Abbr. P.C. [Blacks Law 8th]

Privy Council. In Britain, the principal council of the sovereign, composed of the cabinet ministers and other persons chosen by royal appointment to serve as privy councillors. • The functions of the Privy Council are now mostly ceremonial. See JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL. [Blacks Law 8th]

privy (priv-ee), n. pl. A person having a legal interest of privity in any action, matter, or property; a person who is in privity with another. • Traditionally, there were six types of privies: (1) privies in blood, such as an heir and an ancestor; (2) privies in representation, such as an executor and a…