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Pimp
one who derives income from the earnings of a prostitute
usually by soliciting business compare panderer one entity. Generally, there are common features in the
homes or lots governed by covenants attached to the deed.
Most planned developments have...
Piracy
pl: -cies 1: an act of robbery esp. on the high seas; specif:
an illegal act of violence, detention, or plunder committed
for private ends by crew or passengers of a private ship or
aircraft... Plat
[probably alteration of plot]: a plan, map, or chart of a piece
of land with present or proposed features (as lots); also: the
land represented
Pirate
a person who commits piracy
Piti
Principal, Interest, Taxes, and Insurance
Piti Reserves
a cash amount that a borrower must have on hand after
making a down payment and paying all closing costs for
the purchase of a home. The principal, interest, taxes, and
insurance (PITI) reserves must...
Pixel
A pixel is the primary unit of color on a computer monitor
or in an electronic image.
Pl
1 plaintiff 2 public law
Plagiarize
rized-rizing [from plagiary plagiarist, from Latin plagiarius,
literally, kidnapper, from plagium netting of game,
kidnapping, from plaga net] vt: to copy and pass off (the
expression of...
Plain Meaning Rule
a rule in statute or contract interpretation: when the
language is unambiguous and clear on its face the meaning
of the statute or contract must be determined from the
language of the statute or ...
Plain View
1: a location or field of perception in which something
is plainly apparent 2: a doctrine that permits the search,
seizure, and use of evidence obtained without a search
warrant when such evidence...
Plea
[Anglo-French plei plai legal action, trial, from Old French
plait plaid, from Medieval Latin placitum, from Latin,
decision, decree, from neuter of placitus, past participle of
placre to...
Plea Agreement
an agreement reached at the conclusion of plea bargaining
Plea Bargain
The process in which the defendant and the prosecutor in a
criminal case work out a mutually satisfactory disposition
of the case subject to court approval. It usually involves the
defendant's...
Plea Bargaining
the negotiation of an agreement between the prosecution
and the defense whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a
lesser offense or to one or some of multiple offenses usually
in exchange for more...
Plead
pleaded or: pled also: plead [pled] pleading [Anglo-French
plaider to argue in a court of law, from Old French plaid
legal action, trial more at plea] vi 1: to make an allegation
in an...
Pleading
one of the formal declarations (as a complaint or answer)
exchanged by the parties in a legal proceeding (as a suit)
setting forth claims, averments, allegations, denials, or
defenses
Pleadings
in a civil case, the written statements of the parties stating
their positions about the case.
Plain Clothes
dressed in civilian clothes while on duty used esp.
of a police officer
Plaintiff
[Middle French plaintif, from plaintif, adj., grieving,
from plaint lamentation, from Latin planctus, from
plangere to strike, beat one's breast, lament]: the
party who institutes a legal action or...
Plan
1: a diagram of an area of land (as a subdivision)
filed in the registry of deeds see also plot plan 2: a
detailed program; esp: one made under chapter 13 of
the Bankruptcy Code that places...
Planned Unit Development (Pud)
a development that is planned, and constructed as
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