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sonage or vicarage; that is, may offer him to the bishop of the diocese to be instituted. Blackstone.

admits the patron's presentation, the clerk so admitted is next to be instituted by him. Blackstone.

an to the bishop for institution; as, advowsons are presentative, collative, or donative. Blackstone.

al notice (formerly required to be given in court) of the surrender of a copyhold estate. Blackstone. Presentment of a bill of exchange, the offering of a bill to the drawee for acceptance, or to the acceptor for payment. See Bill of exchange, under Bill.

o infer; to suppose. Every man is to be presumed innocent till he is proved to be guilty. Blackstone. What rests but that the mortal sentence pass, . . . Which he presumes already vain and void, Because not yet inflicted Milton.

circumstantial evidence. "Presumptive evidence of felony should be cautiously admitted." Blackstone. The distinction, however, between direct and presumptive (or circumstantial) evidence is now generally abandoned; all evidence being now more or less direct and more or less presumptive. -- Presumptive heir. See Heir…

fine (O. Eng. Law), a fine due to the king on the writ or commencement of a suit by fine. Blackstone. -- Primer seizin (Feudal Law), the right of the king, when a tenant in capite died seized of a knight's fee, to receive of the heir, if of full age, one year's profits of the land if in possession, and half a year's p…

, the crown descends by right of primogeniture to the eldest daughter only and her issue. Blackstone.

fore and one behind the mast. By charter of Edward I. butlerage was substituted for this. Blackstone.

A tool employed by blacksmiths for punching or enlarging the nail holes in a horseshoe.

ployment; as, a private citizen; private life. Shak. A private person may arrest a felon. Blackstone.

(Law), a writ to deliver a privileged person from custody when arrested in a civil suit. Blackstone.

g ground for, belief, but not demonstrating; as, probable evidence; probable presumption. Blackstone. Probable cause (Law), a reasonable ground of presumption that a charge is, or my be, well founded. -- Probable error (of an observation, or of the mean of a number), that within which, taken positively and negatively,…

The course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at law. Blackstone. Proceedings of a society, the published record of its action, or of things done at its meetings.

sitation; -- called also proxy. Procuration money (Law), money paid for procuring a loan. Blackstone.

court, commanding the latter to cease from the prosecution of a suit depending before it. Blackstone.

To promulgate; to publish or teach. Blackstone. Extraordinary doctrines these for the age in which they were promulged. Prescott.

To institute and carry on a legal prosecution; as, to prosecute for public offenses. Blackstone.

The party by whom criminal proceedings are instituted. Blackstone. Burrill. Mozley & W.

institutes and carries on a criminal suit against another in the name of the government. Blackstone.