PROPTER

For; on account of. The initial word of several Latin phrases. -Propter affeotum. For or on account of some affection or prejudice. The name of a species of challenge, (q. v.)-Propter defec• tum. On account of or for some defect. The name of a species of challenge, (q. 11.)-Propter defect1U11 sanguinis. On account of failure of blood.-Propter delictum. For or on acconnt of crime. The name of a species of cha"lle,nge, (q. v.)-Propter honor is respectum. On account of respect of honor or rank. See 0HALLENGE.-Propter impotent i am. On account of helple ne . The term describes one of the grounds of a qualified property in wild animals, consisting in the fact of their inability to escape; as is the case with the young of snch animals before they ·can fly.or run. 2 Bl. Comm. 394.-Propter privilegiu'm, On account of privilege. The term describes one of the grounds of a qualified property in wild animals, consisting in the special privilege of hunting, taking and killlng them, in a given park or preserve, to the ·exclusion of other perllOD& 2 Bl. Comm. 3M. [s. 964]