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Category: P

Primary Use

How a vehicle is primarily used, such as for work, pleasure, etc.

Per Person Limits

The maximum amount an insurance company will pay under a policy to each person injured in an accident.

Per-Occurrence Limits

A cap on the amount an insurance company pays under a policy for all claims arising from a single accident.

PENDENT JURISDICTION

the name of a federal doctrine where a plaintiff can rely on federal and no -federal relief grounds.

PREFERENTIAL TRANSFER

the transferring of property by a debtor who is insolvent to a creditor and excluding transfer to other creditors.

PERPETUAL EASEMENT

term given to the right of a non-owner to use the adjoining land for right of way forever.

PHYSICAL CRUELTY

a term that is used as a basis for a divorce when a person feels that their safety is threatened.

PECUNIARY LEGACY

The name of a legacy that will be paid in money after property has been converted to cash.

PROCESS SERVER

the name that is given to the person who hands over a summons or a subpoenas.

PREJUDICE OF JUROR

a preconceived conclusion by a juror that he has formed before he has heard all of the facts of a case.

PUBLIC INSTITUTION

The name that is applied to a school, college, courthouse, library, hospital and other place that is run for the public to use. The opposite of a private institution. TLD Example: After

POUROVER WILL

a will that leaves property and or money into a trust that already exists.

PLEA OF LIMITATIONS

a plea in answer to a charge that tries to get the state’s protection of a statute of limitations.

POLLING A JURY

Where each juror is asked if they agreed with the verdict that is presented to a court.

PARTIBLE LANDS

a term that is used to describe land that is able to be divided or partitioned.

PREPAID

a term that is used to signify that a thing has been paid in advance.

PARTNERSHIP ASSETS

the term that is applied to the property that belongs to a partnership and not the individual members.

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