Items

• parallel citation

  An additional reference to a legal precedent or authority that has been reported in more than one reporter
• parallel transverse lines

  The lines that do not intersect or meet each other at any point / lines that pass through two lines lying in the same plane at two distinct points
• paternalism

  The interference of a state or an individual with another person, against their will, and defended or motivated by a claim that the person interfered with will be better off or protected from harm
• partners

  Co-owners and investors in a "partnership" which is an on-going business enterprise entered into for profit
• participatory democracy

  A form of government in which citizens participate individually and directly in political decisions and policies that affect their lives, rather than through elected representatives
• party

  A person or entity who takes part in a legal transaction
• passing of risk

  The point at which the buyer will be responsible for the goods
• penal jurisdiction

  The authority to hear and try a particular offense and impose the punishment for it
• pending matter

  Any litigation which has been commenced in any court or tribunal and which is not finally determined at exit day
• plaintiff

  The party who initiates a lawsuit in a civil matter
• plena in re potestas

  The owner has the power to do as they please with the property owned within limits imposed by law
• policy

  A guiding principle that leads a government or agency to make laws or to govern effectively
• portfolio committee

  Permanent committees that specialise in a specific functional area and may in some instances make decisions on specific functional issues
• preamble

  An explanation of a proposed law / an introductory statement
• precedent

  A court decision that is considered as authority for deciding subsequent cases involving identical or similar facts, or similar legal issues
• premier

  The head of a state or provincial government
• prescription

  When a debt is extinguished after a period of time
• president

  The Head of State and Head of the National Executive
• presiding officer

  A person who holds an office of trust, authority, or command and is authorized by the government to exercise a specific function
• pre-trial phase

  The part of criminal proceedings between opening of the case and the start of the court proceedings
• principal thing

  A thing which exists independently and which can. Be the object of real rights
• principle

  A suggestion or value that is a guide to behavior or evaluation
• private law

  The law that deals with relationships between individuals
• private sector

  The part of the economy run by individuals and companies for profit and is not state-controlled
• pro bono

  For the public good / free legal services provided voluntarily by lawyers, law firms, and law schools