In the civil law . A condition intermediate between infancy and puberty, continuing in boys from the seventh to the fourteenth year of their age, and In girls from seven […]
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PUERITIA
Lat. In the civil law . Childhood; the age from seven to fourteen. 4 Bl. Comm. 22.
PUFFER
to public notice , or reuderiug it accessible to public scrutiny. 2. As descriptive of tlie publishing of laws and ordinances, ” publication ” means printing or otherwise reproducing copies […]
PUFFERY
A questionable practice of downplaying negative business traits and overemphasizing the positive ones.
PUIS
In law French. Afterwards; since.
PUISNE
Junior or of a lesser rank. From the word for puny meaning smaller. It applies to someone of a lower rank or of a lower position.
PUISNE L
Fr. Younger; subordinate ; associate. The title by which the justices and barons of the several common-law courts at Westminster are distinguished from the chief justice and chief baron .
PUISSANCE PATERNELLE
Fr. Paternal power . In the French law, the male parent has the following rights over the person of his child: (1) If child is under sixteen years of age, […]
PUKE POINT
When a dealer or trader sell all or some of a money losing position.
PULL
1. Internet. Data that is asked for by a recipient is pulled by them to their computer. Push is when they receive information that is sent to them. 2. Production. […]
PULL DATE
The date after which a product cannot be sold. The public refer to it as the use by date after which the seller must remove the product from the sheves […]
PULL ORDERING SYSTEM
The ordering of stock to replace the stock that has been sold. An inventory replacement system that is used by companies to replenish their stocks that are for sale. See […]
PULL PROMOTIONAL STRATEGY
A way of advertising a product before it is made available to the public for sale. This will create a demand that otherwise might not exist. The item will be […]
PULL SYSTEM
The production of an item is created due to the demand that is created on a daily basis. The information for this system flows for the market direct to the […]
PULSARE
Lat. In the civil law . To beat; to accuse or charge; to proceed against at law. Calvin.
PULSATOR
The plaintiff, or actor.
PUMP AND DUMP
When investors are lied to by the company. They are given postive news that is false to prompt them to buy. It drives up the stock price but the investor […]
PUMP PRIMING
A sum of money that is put into the economy, usually by the government to give a boost to a slow economy. The amount is usually relatively small and goes […]
PUNCH LIST
Lists of jobs that have not been completed by a contractor before he is due to be paid. All items must be completed before the contractor is paid the rest […]
PUNCTUATION
The division of a written or printed document into sentences by means of periods; aud of sentences into smaller divisions by means of commas, semi- colons, colons, etc.
PUNCTUM TEMPORIS
Lat. A point of time; an Indivisible period of time; the shortest space of time; an instant. Calvin.
PUNCTURED WOUND
In medical jurisprudence . A wound made by the insertion into the body of any instrument having a sharp point. The term is practically synonymous with “stab.”
PUNDBRECH
In old English law . Pound-breach; the offense of breaking a pound. The illegal taking of cattle out of a pound by any rneaus whatsoever. Cowell.
PUNDIT
An interpreter of the Hindu law ; a learned Brahmin.
PUNISHABLE
Liable to punishment, whether absolutely or in the exercise of a ju- dicial discretion.