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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pais \Pa'is\ (p[.a]'[-e]"), noun [OF. pu["i]s, F. pays, country.] (O. E. Law) The country; the people of the neighborhood.
Note: 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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