Category: P

a term that is given to the penal code or a penal statute.

a plea that brings new material for the defence.

The term given to a rule requiring an appellate court to reverse a conviction and start a new trial as an error was made in the first trial.

a trust that is created with the words to entreaty such as “wish and request” rather than command and direct.

A term that is given for an alien or a foreigner.

an open court where people can witness the proceedings as long as they show reasonable behaviour.

a Latin phrase that means equal guilt, equal wrong or equal fault.

a term used for the condition of a person who has lost contact with reality and the normal function of his mind. A mental illness or a brain disease can be the

a term used to describe a thing that is obvious, easily felt or readily detected.

the possession that is dependent on the pleasure of another personbeing terminated at any time.

Latin term for temporary.

a term that is used when a will is filed that contains parts that are not valid.

a rule used when a spouse does not agree to cruel marital treatment merely if they don’t act against it in the hope of saving a marriage.

term used to ignore a statement made b y a defendant in his answer to charges.

the term when a will is signed with the testator present.

the term that applies to money paid to a trustee based on profits earned by business administrators.

the name that is given to the judge who is hearing and presiding over a trial.

1. To favour or to encourage. 2. To act in a condescending manner to a person. 3. To use a store’s facilities as a regular customer.

a writ or court order that has not been issued to conform to laws already established.

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