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POWER OF VISITATION

the power of the trustee directors of a non-profit institution to manage its affairs.

PHYSICAL INJURY

1. Damage to a person’s body. 2. An injury that exists so a person cannot physically enjoy his property. TLD Example: The driver of one of the cars involved in the collision was

PORT OF DEPARTURE

a document for the clean bill of health a ship must have before it can enter a US port.

PENSION TRUST

the name that is given to a fund in trust with trustees for money invested for employees when they retire.

PRODUCTS LIABILITY

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

PARTNER OSTENSIBLE

The name that is given to a member of the public who is thought to be a member of a partnership.

PLEA IN ABATEMENT

a plea that will object to the time and place and the mode for trying the case but doesn’t go into the merits of the claims made by the plaintiff.

PLURALITY OF TRUST

A situation where a person makes more than one trust in a single document but the same person is trustee to them all.

PLEVIN

the term that is used for a warrant, an assurance or a security.

PORT AUTHORITY

the name of the agency with powers to maintain and control a port. An airport may come under this control.

PARAMOUNT EQUITY

the term that is given to an equitable claim that comes first and is superior to any other claim or right.

PROPER PARTY

a term that applies to any interested party in a law suit who will be bound by the decision.

PEACEABLE ENTRY

the term that is applied to the peaceable entry onto land without using force of any kind.

POPULAR GOVERNMENT

The name that is given to the government that is controlled by the people by election of executives and legislators. TLD Example: The election of a new leader following the overthrow of the

POLICE COURT A

the term for a lower court that will hear and try minor misdemeanors and offenses and has a limited jurisdiction.

PRETERMITTED HEIR

the name applied to a person who was born after a dead person executed his will but before he died.

POSSESSION HOSTILE

the term fro the possession of property by a person who denies anyone else’s rights or claims to it.

PUBLIC FIGURE

A person with fame and notoriety in a community and is involved in the affairs of the community.

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