PER
Categories: Property
Definition (1910 Edition)
Lat. By. When a writ of entry is sued out against the alfenee of the original intryder or disseisor, or ugainst his heir to whom the land has descended, it is said to be brought “in the per,” because the writ then states that the tenant had not entry but by (pér) the original wrong-doer. 3 BL.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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