Prevention order – this term applies in the area of Administrative Law, where refers to a legal restriction against the use of something or against certain conduct. It is also participating in an official order by the authorities – a…
Prison term – this term is used in the area of Criminal Trials, where refers to the court sentence to put a person for concrete period in specific building with no possibilities to go out, and with restricted entrance…
Pretrial actions: In the Civil Trials, the pretrial actions usually seek the goal to secure the interests of the claimant in relation to the prospective claim. For example in some jurisdictions this could be the specific request which the…
Pyramiding of benefits – in the area of Tort claims, this term refers to a claimant who has received compensation for damages on the same occasion more than once (for example, after completing in his/her favor two identical court cases).…
Pyramid fraud – this legal term is used in the area of Criminal Law in some jurisdictions, where refers to illegal money-collecting scheme. It consists of promise, made by the cheater towards trustful investors for incredible short-time return of their…
Putative marriage – within the area of Family Law this term details a marriage, that is presumed by both spouses to be valid and legal, but actually it is not valid (usually due to legal defects of the procedure). In…
Putative father – this legal phrase is used mostly in the sphere of Family Law, where it details the figure of the alleged or presumed actual father of an illegitimate child. The putative father does not yet have established legal…
Purpresture – in the sphere of Property Law in many countries, this term means embezzlement, illegally building a solid fence, or fenced stones put one over another in order to achieve possession of neighboring real estates, owned by third parties.…
Purpart – within the area of Real Estate Law, this term is used to detail a formed separate part or share of an estate in the procedure of splitting this asset. Usually purparts are created during the procedure of dividing…
Purgatory oath – within the sphere of Court Trials this legal term details an oath, which clears (removes) the suspicions against the person given the testimony. The purgatory is so trusted and if there is any accusing or conviction, it…