Legal Definition and Related Resources of Pur
Meaning of Pur
A corruption of the French word par, by or for. It is frequently used in old French law phrases, as, pur autre vie. It is also used in the composition of words, as, purparty, purlieu, purview.
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This definition of Pur is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This entry needs to be proofread.
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Concept of “Pur, Pour”
Traditional meaning of pur, pour in the French law history (with some legal use in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in French) For. Pur auter vie: for the life of another; see 2nd Book (“The Rights of Things”), Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England 120; AUTER; ESTATE. Pur cause de vicinage: by reason of neighborhood; see COMMON. Pur ceo que: forasmuch as. Pur tant que: because; in order that.
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- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Pur, Pour”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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