Category: P

the term given to the branch of law that deals with patents.

the term that is used for the main fact that is in dispute in a case.

a term for the unlawful taking over of government property of funds for personal use.

the term that is given to the judge of a probate court.

an accident that has been caused by an event that was unavoidable.

See petit jury.

1. A book with bank records in it. 2. A book that a merchant records sales to customers in.

the men and women who regulate the public utilities.

the term applied to the defendant who is held prior to their trial on criminal charges because no bail is posted or is denied a pre-trial release.

a lien that has a priority over other liens where there is more than one lien.

a term used for the partner who has given funds to a partnership but isn’t engaged actively in running the business.

the term that is used for the previous estate that a future interest is restricted.

a term that is used for the situation where a person occupies the property that he possess.

the name given to a written and sealed verdict that is given to a judge out of court and it will be official when it is announced by the judge in court.

the term that is applied to an attorney who is employed by the state, local or federal government to defend people who are poor and cannot afford a private lawyer.

the term applied to the chronic headaches that are suffered by some people with a head injury.

a term that is applied when a person is forgiven for only part of a transgression and still needs to pay the penalty for the remaining offense.

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

the name that is given to the permission by a patient to a physician to carry out treatment.

term that describes the marks of punctuation that are curved lines, (), used to insert a phrase, word or clause in the middle of a sentence.