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Category: P

PARENTAL CONSENT

the term that is given to the consent that a child or minor must obtain before getting married or undertaking any legal obligations.

PEACE OF THE STATE

term that is used to describe the protection that a state or nation will provide for its citizens and all of the people who live in its boundaries.

PARTNER SURVIVING

the name that is given to a partner who will settle the partnership affairs when the business is dissolved when one partner dies.

PRECARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

These are the circumstances that exist when the conduct of an executor and administration of an estate is unwise and reckless.

PUBLIC AFFAIR

1. A matter that relates to any level of government. 2. an event open to the public. 3. A thing that is well known to the general public.

PAROLE BOARD

the name given to the commission that considers a prisoner’s application for release.

PATRONAGE DIVIDEND

the term that is given to a refund or a dividend that is paid out of profits from a cooperative association.

PRODUCTS LIABILITY

a term used when a manufacturer sells a product and is liable if it has not been inspected properly.

PROCEEDING COLLATERAL

a proceeding where a certain question is incidentally involved and not for deciding a question.

PLENARY ACTION

the name given to a suit where the merits are fully investigated and discussed and the decision is not based on another suit.

PHYSICIAN PARTNERSHIPS

the term that is applied when a group of physicians agree to practice together and share responsibilities for outcomes.

PROOF EVIDENT

an expression for when the proof is great and overwhelming that a person has committed a crime.

PUBLIC OFFENSE

a term that is used to describe the conduct that is in violation of existing laws and is punishable by laws.

POSTPARTUM

a term that is used for the time that is immediately after childbirth.

PROPRIETARY ARTICLES

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

PAYABLE TO CASH

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.

PASSIVE PARTICIPATION

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

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