Law Definitions P

pari delicto
parish
parody
parol
parol evidence rule
parole
partial breach
partial disability
partial verdict
partially secured debt
pain and suffering
palimony
palliative care
pander
panderer
panel
paper hanger
par
par value
par-value stock
paralegal
paramount title
parental neglect
parenting plan
participate
partition
partner
partnership
party
party of the first part
party of the second part
party wall
pass-through taxation
patent claim
patent claims
patent deed
patent defect
patent drawing
payment in due course
payment in full
payment into court
payor
payroll taxes
PBGC
peace bond
peaceable possession
peculation
pecuniary
pedophilia
patent infringement
patent pending
patent search
patent troll
paternity suit
Patriot Act
pawn
pawnbroker
pay or quit
payable
payable on demand
payable-on-death designation
payback provision
payee
peeping Tom
peer
peer review
pen register
penal
penalty
penalty clause
pendent jurisdiction
pendente lite
penitentiary
people
permanent injunction
permanent injury
permanent resident
permit
personal guardian
personal injury
personal injury recovery
personal property
personal representative
personal service
personal services
personalty
pet trust
petit jury
petition
petitioner
petty larceny
phishing
physical custody
per
per capita
per curiam
per diem
per se
per stirpes
perfect
perfected
perform
performance
perjurer
perjury
PERM
permanent disability
physical incapacity
physician-assisted suicide
physician-patient privilege
picketing
piercing the corporate veil
piercing the veil
pilferage
pimp
plant closing
plant patent
POMS
Ponzi scheme
pooled trust
pornography
positive law
posse comitatus
possess
possession
possession of stolen goods
possessory interest
possibility of a reverter
post
post hoc
post mortem
postdated check
posthumous child
posting
postjudgment interest
pot
pot trust
pour-over will
power of acceptance
power of appointment
power of attorney
plea
plea bargain
plea in abatement
PMI
POD
points and authorities
poison pill
police court
police powers
political question
poll
poll book
polygamy
polygraph
PPA
practicable
practice
praecipe
pray
prayer for relief
pre-dup
premarital agreement
premeditation
premises
premium
prenatal tort
prenuptial agreement
prepayment penalty
preponderance of the evidence
preregistration agreement
prerogative writ
prescription
prescriptive easement
presenteeism
presumption
presumption of innocence
pretermitted heir
pretrial discovery
prevailing party
price fixing
prima facie
prima facie case
prime suspect
primogeniture
principal
principal place of business
Principal Register
prior art
prior restraint
priority
priority date
priority debt
precatory
precedent
predatory lending
predecease
predeceased spouse
preemption
preemptive right
preference
preference relative
preferred dividend
preferred stock
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
prejudgment interest
preliminary hearing
preliminary injunction
privacy
private annuity
private carrier
private mortgage insurance
private nuisance
private property
private road
privilege
probate estate
probation
probative
probative facts
privilege against self-incrimination
privileged communication
Privileges and Immunities Clause
privity
pro bono
pro forma
pro hac vice
pro per
pro rata
pro se
pro tanto
pro tem
pro tempore
probable cause
probate
probate court
probative value
procedural law
procedure
proceeding
proceeds for damaged exempt property
process
process server
promotional stock
proof
proper party
property
property control trust
property damage
property guardian
property tax
property tort
propria persona
proprietary
proprietary interest
proprietary lease
proprietary rights
proprietor
proctor
product liability
products liability
professional corporation
professional negligence
proffer
profit and loss statement
profit margin
prohibition
promise
promissory estoppel
promissory note
promoter
proprietorship
prosecute
Prosecuting Attorney
prosecution
prosecutor
prospectus
prostitute
prostitution
protected characteristic
protected class
protective custody
protest
prove
proving a will
provisional ballot
provisional remedy
proviso
public record
public trust doctrine
public use
public utility
publication
publish
published work
puffery
puffing
punitive damages
pur autre vie
put option
putative
pyramid scheme
provocation
proximate cause
proxy
prudent person rule
PTO
public
public administrator
public benefit corporation
public charge
public corporation
public defender
public domain
public domain lands
public easement
public figure
public nuisance
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