Plea in abeyance – in the Criminal Trials in some legal systems, sometimes it is possible for the court to dismiss the convicted via plea in abeyance contract, if certain conditions have been met. The pursued result is similar to…

Plea in bar – within the Criminal Trials in some legal systems, this phrase has two different meanings: – as a pleading introduced by the defendant in a trial as a complete defense, designed to defeat the action for all…

Pleadings – the term details this part of a party’s case in which he or she formally sets out the facts and legal arguments which support that party’s position. Pleadings can be done in written form or they can be…

Plea bargaining – this term refers to the negotiations performed during a criminal trial, between an accused person and a prosecutor in which the accused agrees to admit to a crime (sometimes a lesser crime than the one set out…

Plea – Within the area of Criminal Trials, this term details the defendant’s reply to conviction put to him by a court; i.e. guilty or not guilty. Somewhere the defendant’s reply is called also “criminal plea”.  Check also “appeal”.

Platoon – this term details a group or a team of people, who are assembled together – for a walk, or for a work, usually. Check also “organization” and “syndicate”.

Plat – within the sphere of Real Estate Law, plat is the scheme drawn for a concrete plot, building or apartment, with specific details of its size, usage, legal status, owner, frontiers, concrete administrative address, etc. usually plats are drawn…

Planted proof – this phrase is used in the Criminal Law. Planted evidences are fabricated, fake evidences that have been intentionally left on the crime scene, in order to turn the investigation towards innocent person and make the criminal free…

Planned property development – this phrase is used in the Building Law, where refers to huge projects for modernization and development of a region or area of concrete town, and so it includes the living buildings, the commercial buildings, the…