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Promoter
Promoter, a term anciently sometimes applied to a common informer generally (see 5 Inst. 191), but in modern times applied only to the prosecutor of an ecclesiastical suit, as in Combe v.
Purliue
land formerly added to an ancient forest by unlawful encroachment, and disafforested by the Charta de Foresta, 4 Inst. 303. See Williams on Rights of Common, p. 233; Manwood, c. 20.
Purview
body of a statute as distinguished from the Preamble; the general scope and object of a statute, 2 Inst. 403; 12 Rep. 20.
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Puture
from the monks, who before they were ad-mitted, pulsabant, knocked at the gates for several days together, 4 Inst. 307.
P'n' potius molliend' quam exasperand' sunt
P'n' potius molliend' quam exasperand' sunt. 3 Inst. 220, (Punishments should rather be softened than aggravated.)
Omnes licentiam habent his, qu' pro se introducta sunt, renunciare
things which have been granted for his own benefit.) Similarly, Quilibet potest renunciare juri pro se introducto. 2 Inst. 183, (Every person may decline to take advantage of a law made for his own benefit.) See WAIVER.
Nul prendra advantagede son tort demesne
Nul prendra advantagede son tort demesne. 2 Inst. 713, (No one shall take advantage of his own wrong.)
Occultatio thesauri inventi fraudulosa
Occultatio thesauri inventi fraudulosa. 3 Inst. 133, (The concealment of discovered treasure is fraudulent.)
Muniment-house or muniment-rooms
in cathedrals, collegiate churches, castles, colleges, public buildings, etc., purposely made for keeping deeds, charters, writings, etc., 3 Inst. 170.
Maxim
so called, says Coke, quia maxima est ejus dignitas et certissima auctoritas, atque quod maxime omnibus probetur, 1 Inst. 11. Modern opinion, however, does not rate maxims so highly, and Lord Esher, M.R., in Yarmouth v. France,
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