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2721 Etymology dictionary, p. parson (n.).2
… "person" legally holding church property, or it may be an abbreviation of persona ecclesiae "person of the church." The shift to a spelling with -a- begins late …
2722 Etymology dictionary, p. party (n.).3
… the legal sense "person or group of persons involved in a lawsuit, agreement, etc.," and in the political sense of "a number of persons united in supporting a person …
2723 Etymology dictionary, p. patriot (n.).5
… a legal holiday in Maine and Massachusetts from 1894.
2724 Etymology dictionary, p. pauper (n.).2
… a legal word, from Latin phrase in forma pauperis (late 15c.) "in the character of a poor person," used of one who is on this account allowed to sue in court without …
2725 Etymology dictionary, p. penalize (v.).2
1868, in sports, "to disadvantage one competitor for a breach of the rules," from penal + -ize. The meaning "to make or declare (an action) legally punishable" is by 1879. Related: Penalized; penalizing; penalization .
2726 Etymology dictionary, p. pending (prep.).3
… the legal phrase pendente lite "while the suit is pending, during the litigation" (with the ablative singular of lis "suit, quarrel"). The use of the present participle …
2727 Etymology dictionary, p. people (n.).4
… the legal phrase The People vs., in U.S. cases of prosecution under certain laws (1801).
2728 Etymology dictionary, p. peremptory (adj.).2
… ," a legal term, from Anglo-French peremptorie, from Late Latin peremptorius "destructive, decisive, final," from peremptor "destroyer," agent noun from past-participle …
2729 Etymology dictionary, p. persecute (v.).2
… legal action" (14c.) and directly from Latin persecutus, past participle of persequi "to follow, pursue, hunt down; proceed against, prosecute, start a legal action …
2730 Etymology dictionary, p. persecution (n.).2
… a legal action," from per "through" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward," hence "through") + sequi "follow" (from PIE root *sekw- (1) "to follow").
2731 Etymology dictionary, p. person (n.).3
… . In legal use, "corporate body or corporation other than the state and having rights and duties before the law," 15c., short for person aggregate (c. 1400), person …
2732 Etymology dictionary, p. personalty (n.).2
1540s, a legal term, "personal property" (in distinction from realty ), from Anglo-French personaltie (late 15c.), corresponding to French personalite, from Medieval Latin personalitas (see personality ).
2733 Etymology dictionary, p. per stirpes.2
1680s, Latin, "by families, by stocks;" in legal use, for inheritances, etc., opposed to per capita. See per- + stirpes .
2734 Etymology dictionary, p. pertain (v.).2
… attached legally," from Old French partenir "to belong to" and directly from Latin pertinere "to reach, stretch; relate, have reference to; belong, be the right …
2735 Etymology dictionary, p. pettifogger (n.).3
However, OED also calls attention to pettifactor "legal agent who undertakes small cases" (1580s), which, though attested slightly later, might be the source of this. Related: Pettifoggery .
2736 Etymology dictionary, p. plaint (n.).2
… "lawsuit, legal complaint, statement of grievances made to a court for the purpose of asking redress" is from late 14c.
2737 Etymology dictionary, p. plaintiff (n.).2
… into legal usage retained the older -iff spelling.
2738 Etymology dictionary, p. plea (n.).2
… , "lawsuit, legal conflict," also "strife, contention, complaint," from Anglo-French plai (late 12c.), Old French plait "lawsuit, decision, decree" (9c.), from Medieval Latin …
2739 Etymology dictionary, p. plea (n.).3
… were legal proceedings over which the Crown did not claim exclusive jurisdiction (as distinct from pleas of the Crown "public prosecution in criminal cases …
2740 Etymology dictionary, p. pollution (n.).2
… , defilement, legal or ceremonial uncleanness" (late 14c.), from Late Latin pollutionem (nominative pollutio ) "defilement," noun of action from past-participle …