Category: P

the term that is used for merchandise that is manufactured with an exclusive right to make and to sell.

a phrase that is used in referring to a promissory note that is endorsed in blank by the maker and creates a document that is payable to the bearer.

the term for a silent agreement and consent to perform an act that is often illegal. The person who stands by and watches.

where the US Constitution grants its representatives and Senators from being arrested while attending session of houses of parliament.

the term used when a court hands down the decision.

a term that is used for a thing that is assumed to be true.

a term that is a popular expression for an attorney who is sly and crafty in his practicing of the law.

a term that si given to a person who is one of a group who has committed an offense.

this is the term that is applied when a person has completed all of the things needed to appeal a case.

1. The occupation or the profession chosen. 2. To chase a person until they are captured.

a private communication that the law exempts a person from revealing. Such as doctor-patient, client-attorney.

This the dividing of tax liabilities between a seller and the buyer of a property.

a term for a matter of law in a case that will depend on existing statutes and not from a matter of fact.

the term used for the person who has been accused and is on trial.

a proceeding carried out to see if a debtor can pay his creditors.

the name that is given for a suit that involves paying a penalty for a law violation.

a term similar to alimony and support that is paid to a partner in a dissolved unmarried relationship. Applies to partners of opposite or the same sex.

the power or the immunity that is granted to a person that is not granted to other people.

the name that is given to a consideration that is given before a contract is made.

plea of guilt in the hope that a less severe punishment will be given.