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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1597
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Proport, n. (Only in Skene, to render med. L. (Sc.) proportatio assise the judgment or verdict of an assise.) — 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Proporcitas.
Proporcitas, proportatio assisæ, the proport, report, declaration, or deliuerance of ane assise. … Vtherwise it is called veredictum assisæ
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