Legal Definitions Beginning with P
On this page, you'll find all 270 legal definitions we have in our dictionary that begin with the letter P.
- Paid Into Court
- Pain And Suffering
- Palimony
- Pander
- Panderer
- Panel
- Paper Hanger
- Par
- Par Value
- Paralegal
- Paramount Title
- Parcel
- Pardon
- Parens Patriae
- Parent
- Parental Neglect
- Pari Delicto
- Parish
- Parody
- Parol
- Parol Evidence Rule
- Parole
- Partial
- Partial Breach
- Partial Disability
- Partial Verdict
- Participate
- Partition
- Partner
- Partnership
- Party
- Party Of The First Part
- Party Of The Second Part
- Party Wall
- Passenger
- Passion
- Passive
- Patent
- Patent Ambiguity
- Patent Defect
- Patent Infringement
- Patent Pending
- Paternity Suit
- Pawn
- Pay
- Payable
- Payable On Demand
- Payee
- Payment In Due Course
- Payment In Full
- Payor
- Peace Bond
- Peaceable Possession
- Peculation
- Pecuniary
- Pedophilia
- Peeping Tom
- Peer
- Peer Review
- Penal
- Penalty
- Pendent Jurisdiction
- Pendente Lite
- Penitentiary
- Pension
- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
- People
- Per
- Per Capita
- Per Curiam
- Per Diem
- Per Se
- Per Stirpes
- Peremptory
- Peremptory Challenge
- Peremptory Writ Of Mandate
- Perfect
- Perfected
- Perform
- Performance
- Perjurer
- Perjury
- Permanent Disability
- Permanent Injunction
- Permanent Injury
- Permanent Resident
- Permissive
- Permit
- Perpetuity
- Person
- Personal Effects
- Personal Injury
- Personal Property
- Personal Representative
- Personal Services
- Personalty
- Petit Jury
- Petition
- Petitioner
- Petty Larceny
- Physician-Patient Privilege
- Picketing
- Pierce The Corporate Veil
- Pilferage
- Pimp
- Pink Slip
- Piracy
- Plagiarism
- Plain Error
- Plain View Doctrine
- Plaintiff
- Plaintiff's Attorney
- Plea
- Plea Bargain
- Plea In Abatement
- Plead
- Pleading
- Pledge
- Plenary
- Poison Pill
- Police Court
- Police Powers
- Political Question
- Polygamy
- Polygraph
- Pornography
- Positive Law
- Posse Comitatus
- Possess
- Possession
- Possession Of Stolen Goods
- Possessory Interest
- Possibility Of A Reverter
- Post
- Post Hoc
- Post Mortem
- Postdated Check
- Pot
- Pour Over Will
- Power
- Power Of Acceptance
- Power Of Appointment
- Power Of Attorney
- Practicable
- Practice
- Pray
- Prayer
- Precatory
- Precedent
- Predecease
- Preemption
- Preemptive Right
- Preference
- Preferred Dividend
- Preferred Stock
- Preliminary Hearing
- Preliminary Injunction
- Premeditation
- Premises
- Premium
- Prenuptial Agreement
- Preponderance Of The Evidence
- Prerogative Writ
- Prescription
- Prescriptive Easement
- Presentment
- Presiding Judge
- Presumption
- Presumption Of Innocence
- Pretermitted Heir
- Prevailing Party
- Price Fixing
- Prima Facie
- Prima Facie Case
- Prime Suspect
- Primogeniture
- Principal
- Principal Place Of Business
- Prior(S)
- Prior Restraint
- Priority
- Privacy
- Private Carrier
- Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)
- Private Nuisance
- Private Parts
- Private Property
- Private Road
- Privilege
- Privilege Against Self Incrimination
- Privileged Communication
- Privileges And Immunities
- 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
- Probation
- Probative
- Probative Facts
- Probative Value
- Procedure
- Proceeding
- Process
- Process Server
- Proctor
- Product Liability
- Professional Corporation
- Professional Negligence
- Proffer
- Prohibition
- Promise
- Promissory Estoppel
- Promissory Note
- Promoter
- Promotional Stock
- Proof
- Proper Party
- Property
- Property Damage
- Property Tax
- Propria Persona
- Proprietary
- Proprietary Interest
- Proprietary Rights
- Proprietor
- Prosecute
- Prosecuting Attorney
- Prosecution
- Prosecutor
- Prospectus
- Prostitute
- Prostitution
- Protective Custody
- Protest
- Prove
- Provisional Remedy
- Proviso
- Provocation
- Proximate Cause
- Proxy
- Prudent Man Rule
- Public
- Public Administrator
- Public Benefit Corporation
- Public Charge
- Public Corporation
- Public Defender
- Public Domain
- Public Easement
- Public Figure
- Public Nuisance
- Public Property
- Public Record
- Public Trust Doctrine
- Public Use
- Public Utility
- Publication
- Publish
- Puffing
- Punitive Damages
- Putative