A test taken in order to establish whether an individual is eligible to receive income earned in a foreign country, and whether they would be able to get deductions and […]
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PHYSICAL SAFEGUARD
A safety measure that is taken in order to prevent oneself from harm/ injury that might be caused due to the surroundings. For instance, placing a burglar alarm is a […]
PHYSICAL SETTLEMENT
A contract that requires physical assets for settlement not cash. Refer to financial settlement .
PHYSICAL STANDARD
A quantitave estimation taken to analyze all of the requirements which must be fulfilled for any production process to take place. For instance, the requirements of the machine, the method […]
PHYSICAL VERIFICATION
To physically count the number of items in a company’s stock, usually done when an audit is being done of the company. If an asset will not be used anymore, […]
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE
the term that is applied to bodily harm that a person will inflict on another person.
PHYSICIAN
A practitioner of medicine; a person duly authorized or licensed to treat diseases; one lawfully engaged in the practice of medicine, without reference to any particular school. State v. Beck, […]
PHYSICIAN CONTINGENCY RESERVE
An amount of money which is collected through a claim. Before the physician is compensated for, this money is preserved by the health claim. The primary purpose of this is […]
PHYSICIAN PARTNERSHIPS
the term that is applied when a group of physicians agree to practice together and share responsibilities for outcomes.
PHYSICIAN-PATIENT PRIVILEGE
right to keep aspects of a person’s accident or illness secret before a trial commences. Sometimes this right can be waived and details need to be given to the opposing […]
PHYSICIAN’S CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY (CPT)
A manual that depicts a variety of different medical procedures carried out by physicians. It is created by the American Medical Association .
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE
An insurance policy that provides cover for a surgeon or physician in case they get embroiled in any malpractice lawsuit or virtually any other lawsuit that is set on the […]
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS’ EQUIPMENT FORM
An insurance form which covers the property (equipment, office furniture, etc.) of a doctor or a dentist.
PHYSIOLOGICAL
Something that is related to the human body, or any living organism for that matter.
PHYTOSANITARY INSPECTION CERTIFICATE
A legal document which provides guarantee on the part of the exporting country, stating that the agricultural shipment has been thoroughly checked, and contains no plant diseases or any dangerous […]
PHYTOTOXIC
Any substance which can prove to be toxic for plantation is ‘phytotoxic’.
PHYTOTREATMENT
A method by which substances that can contaminate the soil are removed from the soil through the plantation of new plants.
PIA FRAUS
Lat. A pious fraud; a subterfuge or evasion considered morally justifiable on account of the ends sought to be promoted. Particularly applied to an evasion or disregard of the laws […]
PIACLE
An obsolete term for an enormous crime.
PICA (PC OR PI)
A unit of typography used for measurements. Generally, a pica is one sixth of an inch, and is further divided in to 12 different points. Also, pica is the name […]
PICAROON
A robber; a plunderer.
PICK OF LAND
A narrow slip of land running into a corner.
PICK-LOCK
An instrument by which locks are opened without a key.
PICKAGE
Money paid at fairs for breaking ground for booths.
PICKERY
In Scotch law. Petty theft; stealing of trifles, punishable arbitrarily. Bell.