Pretrial, also called pretrial conference or pretrial review, is a hearing prior to trial, which all parties involved in the trial attempt to determine the issues, laws, or facts matter, before the court trial. It would be held when all...
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priority date
Priority date is the date on which an application was filed with the immigration authorities.
It is used by the Department of State (DOS) to determine an individual’s place in line in the visa queue where there are a limited...
prison
Prison refers to a confinement facility for convicted felons sentenced to more than one year of imprisonment. Also known as a penitentiary. Prisons in the United States are divided into federal and state systems. By way of contrast, a jail is...
prisoner
A prisoner is someone being held in confinement.
Commonly, a prisoner is a criminal who is serving a prison sentence after being convicted of a crime, or a person who has been arrested by law enforcement and is being held...
privacy
Overview:
There is a long and evolving history regarding the right to privacy in the United States. In the context of American jurisprudence, the Supreme Court first recognized the “right to privacy” in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965). Before...
privilege
In the law of evidence, certain subject matters are privileged, and can not be inquired into in any way. Such privileged information is not subject to disclosure or discovery and cannot be asked about in testimony. Usually, privileges exist not because...
prize law
Prize law refers to the laws and regulations governing capture at sea during an armed conflict. In maritime law, the prize means a vessel, cargo, or other property captured in an armed conflict. The body of international customary law and...
promoter
A promoter is broadly defined as someone who encourages or incites a certain behavior. In corporate law, a promoter is the founder or organizer of a corporation or business venture; the person who takes the initiative to create or organize a...
property
Property is anything (items or attributes/tangible or intangible) that can be owned by a person or entity. Property is the most complete right to something; the owner can possess, use, transfer or dispose of it. According to California Civil...
property tort
A property tort is a sub-category of torts relating to damage to property. It is an unlawful interference by one person, of another’s enjoyment of their private property. It arises when the right invaded is a property right rather than a...