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Category: P

PROFESS

a term that is used to declare something publicly and to acknowledge openly.

PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

1. The accepted manner in which a professional will act. 2. The way a lawyer who has been admitted to the bar should act. TLD Example: Lawyers are held to strict ethical standards

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.

PUNISHMENT CUMULATIVE

the term that is used to describe the punishment for a preson who has committed the same crime on many occassions and is said to be a habitual criminal.

PASSIVE CONCEALMENT

a term that applies to the act of a person being silent about a fact and it doesn’t imply the active hiding of an event or fact.

POSITIVE EVIDENCE

1. The eyewitness testimony. 2. Testimony that is seen or heard to take place.

PAROLE BOARD

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

POST REM STATEMENT

term that is used for the declaration that is made after a transaction has been completed.

POLITICAL OFFICE

the name given to the government office that is obtained by an election.

PLACER CLAIM

This term is applied to a mining claim that is made by a private person on public lands for minerals on the surface and not in rocks below it.

PRODIGAL

the name that is given to an adult who is unable to manage his own affairs due to lacking good sense and a guardian is appointed for this purpose.

PERFORMANCE TEST

a term in a contract that calls for a determination that the contract has been fulfilled.

PREROGATIVE WRIT

a special court action issued under special circumstances. See habeas corpus, certiorari, mandamus.

POSITIVE WRONG

the term given to a wilful and premeditated act that is wrongful and with the intent to cause harm.

PREMARITAL AGREEMENT

an agreement that is made between a couple before marriage with provisions for property disposal should they separate or divorce.

PRIVILEGE SPECIAL

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

POLLING A JURY

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

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