Latin for Lawyers

PARTICEPS CRIMINIS

to perform some but not all of the usual tasks of one's work or employment. A partial loss is a loss of some of the value of property covered by insurance. A partial verdict in a criminal trial is a verdict in which the jury finds only some, but not all, of the defendants guilty, or a verdict in which the jury finds a single defendant guilty on some charges, but not all. PARTICEPS CRIMINIS [L. participare / to share with, to join with + crimi nari , to accuse, charge with] A party to a crime. One who joins in the commission of a crime. PARTISAN [L. pars / part or portion] A person who favors one side of a controversy as opposed to the other. An avowed supporter of one political party over another. In American politics, issues are either partisan (in which case commitment to one’s party dictates his opinion or vote) on non-partisan (in which case political differences are set aside and there is an effort at political compromise). Also, a guerrilla fighter in a civil war. PARTITION [L. partio, partire / to distribute, divide] The division into separate shares of a parcel of real property owned jointly, as by joint tenants or tenants in common; also sometimes applied to the division into shares of jointly owned personal property. Partition can be accomplished by agreement or by a court decree. Upon a partition petition to the court by one or all the owners of a parcel of real estate, the court will generally order the property appraised and then sold at public auction; the net proceeds are than distributed to the owners in accordance with their interests. PARTNER [L. partio, partire / to share, distribute, divide] Any one of two or more persons who share in the operation and conduct of an enterprise, usually a business enterprise, and in the resulting income. A par ticipant in a partnership. A general partner is a partner who participates in the management of a partnership and who has unlimited liability for its debts. A limited partner is a partner who does not participate in management and whose liability for firm debts is limited to the amount of his investment in the firm. A dormant partner is a passive partner who takes no active part in the firm. A silent partner is a partner whose interest in the firm is not made known but who shares in its income. A senior partner is a general partner who is part of a controlling management group whose members generally receive more than an aliquot share of the firm's income. A junior partner is a partner who does not participate in management and who receives less than an aliquot share of the firm's income.

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