Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Next; nearest: used in the law phrase prochein amy (or ami), the next friend, a person who undertakes to assist an infant or minor in prosecuting his or her rights.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Next; nearest.
- adjective (Law) the next friend. See under
Next .
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- adjective law, obsolete
next ;nearest .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Special bonus opaque legalism, which is noted in the question posed below: Some courts in New England states use the phrase “ppa” in case captions; this means “per prochein ami,” or “by next friend.”
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Why go with “prochein ami” rather than simply “next friend” or the Latin equivalent, whatever that might be?
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He was an independent squire to the man of whom we got the extra animals, and accompanied them as a sort of trustee and _prochein amy_ to an orphan family of mules.
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prochein ami, now usually called next friend; someone who files a lawsuit on behalf of another who is not capable of acting on his or her own behalf.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The influence of French words in English legal terminology 2010
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(«) SeeTuraer be dismissed, and the prochein amy named therein, (a) pay foi.
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prochein ami, now usually called next friend; someone who files a lawsuit on behalf of another who is not capable of acting on his or her own behalf.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The influence of French words in English legal terminology 2010
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[690] Ex: "Item, meisme le jour (that is to say the day on which the general proclamation was read) fut fait une crie qe chescun qi vodra mettre petition à nostre seigneur le Roi et à son conseil, les mette entre cy et le lundy prochein à venir ....
A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Jean Jules Jusserand
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* prochein jour en temps de terme, enfuant le dit quarter, a
Precedents of proceedings in the House of commons; with observations .. 1796
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Where there are two fuits brought by different prochein amies,, the court will refer them to fee which is properell; becaufe the court, as guardian of in - fants, will take care what is done (hall be for their benefit.
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