Post mortem – this is Latin term which means “after death”. Usually this term refers to the autopsy, which examines a dead body for finding the reason for death, in order to help the criminal investigators to decide if there…

Postliminium – this term comes from Latin and nowadays it is used mostly in Military Law. It may have two different meanings: 1) It could refer to the legal right of a property owner to claim back the ownership via…

Posthumous child – within the area of Inheritance Law in many legal systems, the posthumous child has been born after the death of their father, but quite close to their death so the child is considered valid legal inheritant.

Post hoc ergo propter hoc – this phrase comes from Latin and literally it means “after this, then because of this”. When speaking of two events that occurred in different times, it is presumed that the first event obviously has…

Posterity – this term refers to the next, upcoming generation of people.

Postal rule – This phrase refers to a provision of the Law of Contracts in some legal systems, that makes an exception to the general provision that an acceptance is only created when communicated directly to the offeror. An acceptance…

Post adjudication warrant – within the area of court procedures this term refers to these warrants, issued after the court decision enters in force. These warrants pursue the proper behavior by the party which has been sentenced and lost the…

Possessory title – within the area of Real Estate Law, the possessory title is the legal base for proclaiming ownership right on the base of actual possession of the concrete real estate.

Possessory lien – within the area of Real Estate Law in some jurisdictions, the possessory lien details the established legal right in favor of a creditor to hold movables due to unpaid obligations by the debtor. The creditor has the…

Possessory action – in the area of Civil Law this is a claim for harmed ownership right on real estate. It peruses the goal to to obtain, recover, or maintain physical possession of the concrete real estate,but not its ownership.…