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Fit; correct; reasonably sufficient. That which is well adapted or appropriate. Proper care is the degree of care a reasonable, prudent person would use under similar circumstances. A proper party is an individual who has an interest in the litigation. He or she can be joined—that is, brought into the action—but his or her nonjoinder will not result in a dismissal. A substantial judicial decree can still be rendered in the absence of a proper party. A proper party is distinguishable from a necessary party in that the latter must be joined in order to give complete relief to the litigants. Cross-referencesproper adjective acceptable, accurate, adapted, apposite, appropriate, apt, aptus, becoming, befitting, condign, conventional, correct, decorous, ethical, fitting, formal, free of error, honest, idoneus, legitimate, moral, opportune, orthodox, particular, precise, rectus, relevant, right, righteous, seasonable, seemly, suitable, suited, tasteful, true, unmistaken, virtuous, well-bred Associated concepts: proper party Foreign phrases: Non solum quid licet, sed quid est conneniens, est considerandum; quia nihil quod est inconneniens est licitum.Not only that which is lawful, but that which is convenient is to be considered, because nothing which is inconvenient is lawful. See also: accurate, admissible, allowable, applicable, appropriate, due, eligible, equitable, evenhanded, fair, fit, fitting, formal, honest, juridical, just, justifiable, lawful, legal, licit, meritorious, moral, official, orthodox, permissible, precise, rational, reasonable, regular, relevant, right, rightful, seasonable, separate, several, suitable, tenable, unprejudiced PROPER. That which is essential, suitable, adapted, and correct.
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This is how Calvin earned his propers as the founder of Western-style capitalism. Approved Propers for Florence Li Tim Oi, the first woman priest in the Anglican Communion (who spent her last years in an Anglican parish in Toronto), and Emily Ayckbown, founder of the Community of Sisters of the Church (Anglican) established in England, whose first overseas venture was in Canada. But the equally frisky lesbian culture of that era did not get its propers until the turn of the 21st century, when out former academic Sarah Waters [see page 59] began turning her knowledge of lesbian lore (and Victorian porn) into a series of compulsively readable novels, the first being 1999's Tipping the Velvet. |
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