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Webster 1913 Edition

Pais

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Paˊis

(pȧˊē̍′)
,
Noun.
[OF.
puïs
, F.
pays
, country.]
(O. E. Law)
The country; the people of the neighborhood.
☞ A trial per pais is a trial by the country, that is, by a jury; and matter in pais is matter triable by the country, or jury.

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