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English Law (general) Translation Glossary

English term English translation
PD police detective
Per "Per pro"
Entered by: Ruth Martínez
per scheduled person day per person a day
place on demand to make the outstanding debts due immediately
Entered by: Pedro Coral Costa
placed on report officially reported for breaking rules
Please explain! Explanation
Pls.’ Mot. Plaintiffs' Motion
Entered by: Mark Robertson
POR portion
Portability ability to continue coverage with a different employer or when unemployed
pos. position
Entered by: Ali Bayraktar
power to grant a stay authority to: 1) allow the postponement 2. order the suspension part of all of // a proceeding, etc.
power-of-attorney (plural) powers-of-attorney
praecipe to reinstate praecipe to reinstate & sheriff 's return for service on Defendant
pre-closing purchase escrow plaintiffs Plaintiffs suing (bankrupt) defendant for money held in escrow account prior to closing of a purchase transaction
PREVSHO PREVIOUSLY SHORTENED
prime sponsor main supporter
private adoption plan (parents make their own) private arrangements for adoption
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
privilege over assets priority claim to assets
probate court a kind of 'limited court'
procedural delict procedural delict
promulgated issued by
propriety or regulations either the propriety or the regulations
prosecute an action to conduct / proceed with / pursue an action [for dissolution] // to commence and carry out a legal action
protect for internal use only (impact level 1 or 2)
provided for made provision for
provision [sustenance] money
Entered by: ErichEko ⟹⭐
provisions stipulations, arrangements, conditions
Pub. L. Public Law
pulled in one direction or the other under pressure to take one particular decision or another
Pur E and U Only purposes E and U only
PW1 prosecution witness1
Entered by: Mohammad Ali Omrani
R/o. resident of
railroaded forced unwillingly / convicted unfairly
RE CAD RE Computer Aided Dispatch
Entered by: liz askew
re: in respect of
Entered by: Tony M
reasonable force reasonable physical force
rebuttal presentation of evidence
recommendation stronger than a suggestion but less final than a decision
recorded testimony on record
references refers to
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