In criminal law , Any pain, penalty, suffering, or confinement inflicted upon a person by the authority of the law and the judgment and sentence of a court, for some […]
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PUNISHMENT CAPITAL
term that means the death penalty .
PUNISHMENT CRUEL AND UNUSUAL
1. Torture and degrading conduct towards a prisoner. 2. A penalty that is out of all proportion to the offense committed.
PUNISHMENT CUMULATIVE
the term that is used to describe the punishment for a preson who has committed the same crime on many occassions and is said to be a habitual criminal .
PUNITIVE
Relating to punishment; having the character of punishment or penalty ; inflicting punishment or a penalty.
PUNITIVE DAMAGES
The costs that are awarded to a person due to negligence that has caused personal injury or damage to personal property . It is more than the item is worth […]
PUNITIVE POWER
the government’s authority to punish people who have been convicted of a crime.
PUNITIVE STATUTE
a statute of a law that imposes a penalty when it is broken.
PUNT
The act of speculation or being in a risky position.
PUP COMPANY
A subsidiary company that writes special risk insurance for their parent company or group.
PUPIL
In the civil law . One who is in his or her minority. Particularly, one who is in ward or guardianship .
PUPILLARIS SUBSTITUTIO
Lat. In the civil law . Pupillar substitution ; the substitution of an heir to a pupil or infant under puberty. The substitution by a father of an heir to […]
PUPILLARITY
In Scotch law. That period of miuority from the birth to the age of fourteen in males, and twelve in females. Bell.
PUPILLUS
Lat. In the civil law . A ward or infant under the age of puberty; a person under the authority of a tutor, (q. v.) Pnpillus pati posse non intelligitur. […]
PUPILLUS PATI POSSE
Va. 375, 48 Am. Rep. 398; McMillan v. Harris, 110 Ga. 72, 35 S. E. 334, 48 L. R. A. 345, 78 Am. St. Rep. 93.
PUR L
Fr. By or for. Used both as a separable particle, and iu the composition of such words as “purparty,” “purlieu.”
PURCHASE
The word “purchase” is used in law in contradistinction to “descent,” and means any other mode of acquiring real property than by the common course of in- heritance. But it […]
PURCHASE ACQUISITION
Method of accounting used for aquisition of goods. This acquisition method is where up to 10% of the purchasing price is paid in cash, stock, debt or shares. The criteria […]
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
The agreement by which a buyer agrees to sell an item to a purchaser. The buyer needs to agree to a set of conditions in order to buy the product.
PURCHASE CAPITAL
The money that is required to buy a property such as a business. The bank or lender of the remaining funds does not care about the origin of the money. […]
PURCHASE COMMITMENTS
The commitment by a purchaser to buy a property. There is no formal commitment to purchase and the buyer can change their mind about purchasing the product. It is an […]
PURCHASE CYCLE
The frequency with which an item is purchased to replace it in a company’s inventory. The frequency that a person replaces items that are purchased on a regular basis.
PURCHASE GROUP AGREEMENT
A contract binding a syndicate to a new issue. In it the rules, duration, and leaders are laid out. All members must agree.
PURCHASE INDENT
A document that is used by a company internally that authorises the purchasing of products and material needed by the company. These are documents that are used to track the […]
PURCHASE INTENTION
The plan in which a person intends to buy a particular goods or service sometime in the near future. The plan is to buy an item but the timing is […]