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Terms for subject Law (8584 entries)

Permanent Disability	PD
PEO	permanent exclusive order
permanent injunction	A court order requiring that some action be taken, or that some party refrain from taking action. It differs from forms of temporary relief, such as a temporary restrianing order or preliminary injunction
permanent planned living arrangement	One of the permanent plans that may be ordered for a child who is not returned to parental custody
permanent resident	person living long term in a country
permanent resident	One who lives in a location for a period of time and indicates that it is their official address or residence
Permanently Identified	PI
Permission To Occupy	PTO
Perry and Davison's Queen's Bench Reports	P.&D.
Perry and Knapp's Election Cases	P.&K.
guardian	person appointed by will or by law to assume responsibility for incompetent adults or minor children. If a parent dies, this will usually be the other parent. If both die, it probably will be a close relative. In Juvenile Dependency cases, once a guardian is appointed, dependency may be terminated
guardian	person appointed by will or by law to assume responsibility for or legally entrusted to manage somebody else's affairs incompetent adults or minor children
Person Development Release	PDR
person in need of supervision	Juvenile found to have committed a status offense rather than a crime that would provide a basis for a finding of delinquency. Typical status offenses are habitual truancy, violating a curfew, or running away from home. These are not crimes, but they might be enough to place a child under supervision. In different states, status offenders might be called children in need of supervision or minors in need of supervision.
permanent resident	person living long term in a country
bail bondsman	person responsible hired to enforce the conditions of bail
offender	person who committed a crime
eyewitness	person who saw the crime occur and can give evidence about an event
complainant	person who wants to take legal action against another person
P.G.	persona grata