Category: P

another term for a person’s or businesses financial condition.

a term that is used to describe land that is able to be divided or partitioned.

the term for the exclusive of your own property with the claim to it.

a plea made on the merits of an issue between 2 parties.

a term that applies to the regulations that have been adopted by the legislative body in order to control meetings.

the authority that is vested in an executive department of a federal government.

a term given to the equity or the interest of a buyer in real estate who has fulfilled obligations to the owner.

right to keep aspects of a person’s accident or illness secret before a trial commences. Sometimes this right can be waived and details need to be given to the opposing attorney.

term for answering the charges in a way as to raise questions as to facts or laws as they apply to these charges.

a law requiring taxes be paid before money is distributed from an estate.

a term that is sued to refer to both the plaintiff and the defendant, who are the 2 litigants in a law suit.

a term that is used for the debt or the obligation of a partnership and not to an individual.

See burden of proof.

This term is applied to a person who is occupying property whrere the title may be contested by anoyher person.

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

This term applies to a case that is settled and solved quickly without the help of a jury, indictments and a lengthy procedure.

a court proceeding where a criminal may challenge a conviction that has been made by an appellate court.

the name that si given to a false or forged document.

the name of a life insurance policy that will pay money to the insured after a period of time has elapsed. See insurance, life.

the term that is used for the person, or party, who has been injured or harmed by the acts of another person or party.