Category: P

The act of cleansing or exonerating one’s self of a crime, accusation, or suspicion of guilt by denying the charge on oath or by ordeal. Canonical purgation was made by the party’s taking his own oath that he was inno- cent of the charge, which was supported by the oath of twelve compurgators, who swore they believed he spoke the truth. To this succeeded the mode of purgation by the single oath of the party himself, called the “oath ex officio,” of which the modern defendant’s oath in chancery is a modification. 3 Bl. Comm. 447; 4 Bl. Comm. 308. Vulgar purgation consisted in ordeals or trials by hot and cold water, by fire, by hot irons, by battel, by corsned, etc.

A term used in heraldry; the color commonly called “purple,” expressed in engravings by lines in bend sinister. In the arms of princes it was formerly called “mercury,” and in those of peers “amethyst.”

To cleanse; to clear; to clear or exonerate from some charge or imputation of guilt, or from a contempt.

A purse, prize, or premium is .ordinarily some valuable thing, offered by a person for the doing of something by others, into strife for which he does not enter. lie has not a chance of gaining the thing offered ; and, if he abide by his offer, that he must lose it and give it over to some of those con- ‘tending for it is reasonably certain. Harris v. White, 81 N. Y. 539.

Fr. In French law. Au expression used to describe the act of freeing an estate from the mortgages and privileges with which It is charged, observing the formalities prescribed by law. Duverger.

The person appointed by the master of a ship or vessel, whose duty It is to take care of the ship’s books, in which every thing on board is inserted, as well the names of mariners as the articles of merchandise shipped. Roccus, Ins. note.

The removal and subsequent destruction of files from an active file. These files are no longer used for some reason and have become inactive and need to be removed. These files will be shredded and totally destroyed.

A document that is used to conform or acts in agreement to other conditions such as in rrference to an agreement or situation. In law it applies to a how an act will occur. Something that happens after or before an incident.

this is a term for condemning yourself for committing a wrong and assuming responsibility for it and then correcting it.

the act to atone for a contempt of court done by apologising and paying a fine.