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pro rata

pro rata [Latin] : proportionately according to an exactly calculable factor (as share or liability) pro rata adj ...

pro rata clause : a clause in an insurance policy limiting an insurer's liability for a loss to a proportionate share in relation to coverage collectible from other insurers for the same loss called also pro rata liability clause standard other insurance clause ...

pro forma

pro forma [Latin, for the sake of form] 1 : made or carried out in a perfunctory manner or as a formality 2 : provided or made in advance to describe items or projections [a pro forma invoice] ...

Nune pro tunc

Nune pro tunc, a proceeding taken now for then, i.e., the proper time when it should have been taken; for example, special leave granted at the hearing to cross-appeal against an order for a new trial, Toronto Railway v. King, 1908 AC 260. As to entering judgments and orders nunc pro tunc, see Ord. LII., r. 15....

Omnes licentiam habent his, qu' pro se introducta sunt, renunciare

Omnes licentiam habent his, qu' pro se introducta sunt, renunciare. Broom's Leg. Max, (Every one has a right to renounce those 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....

Pro [for, or in respect of], in the grant of an annuity, pro consilio, showing the cause of a grant, amounts to a condition; but in a feoffment or lease for life, etc., it is the consideration, and does not amount to a condition; for the state of the land by the feoffment is executed, and the grant of the annuity is executory, Plowd. 412....

Pro confesso

Pro confesso. See CONFESSO, BILL TAKEN PRO....

Pro forma defendant

A pro forma defendant is a defendant named as a matter of formality, who typically has no direct responsibility for the harm alleged, but shares an interest with other defendants, such as being a co-owner of property or successor in interest. For example, a co-owner named on a deed or an heir who inherits property may be named as a pro forma defendant...

Pro querente

Pro querente [abbrev. Pro quer.] (for the plaintiff)....

Pro salute anim'

Pro salute anim' [for the good of his soul]. All prosecutions in the ecclesiastical courts are pro saluteanim'....

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