A practice that is considered highly unethican and in some cases illegal, piggybacking is a strategy by which a broker will immediately carry out a trade in his/ her personal […]

Lat. In the civil law . The contract of pledge; and also the obligation of such contract.

Lat. In the civil law . An action of pledge, or founded on a pledge, which was either directa, for the debtor, after payment of the debt, or con- traria, […]

In the civil law . A contract of pledge, hypothecation , or mortgage of realty.

Lat. In Roman law. This was tlie name of one of the legis actioncs. It was employed only in certain particular kinds of pecuniary cases, and con- sisted in that […]

Lat. In the civil law . A pledge or pawn; a delivery of a thing to a creditor, as security for a debt. Also a thing delivered to a creditor […]

A concept of economicts, put forward by Arthur Cecil Pigou, a classical economist. The Pigou effect states that due to a significant decrease in the prices of proudcts, a ‘ […]

A method used for fixing the consequences for a certain group or society, or to fix the negative externalities of any company or industrial sector. Extra taxes are levied on […]

In old English law . That side of coined money which was called “pile,” be cause It was the side on which there was an impression of a church built […]

In the ancient rorest laws. Au arrow which had a round knob a little above the head, to hinder it from going far into the mark. Cowell.

To pilfer, in the plain and popular sense , means to steal. To charge another with pilfering is to charge him with stealing, and is slander. Becket v. Sterrett, 4 […]

Pilferage means the stealing of inventory, or shoplifting. Pilferage also means insurance provided for marine goods, however not necessarily provided by the standard policies.

One who steals petty things.

Plunder; the forcible taking of private property by an invading or con- quering army from the enemy’s subjects. American Ins. Co. v. Bryan, 26 Wend. (N. Y.) 573, 37 Am. […]

A frame erected on a pillar, and made with holes and movable boards, through which the heads and hands of criminals were put

A particular officer serving on board a ship during the course of a voyage, and having the charge of the helm and the ship’s route; or a person taken on […]

A line of production established in industries, or manufacturing fields in order to check whether new processes used for manufacturing will be more efficient or not.

The navigation of a vessel by a pilot; the duty of a pilot. The charge or compensation allowed for piloting a vessel.

In English law . Boards of commissioners appointed and authorized for the regulation and appointment of pilots, each board having jurisdiction within a prescribed district.

the name that describes a person who procures prostitutes for the people.

A memory chip or any other electronic part, which is placed inside a computer. Being ‘ pin compatible ‘ means to have the similar number of pins so that the […]

The risk that occurs when a large option trades near strike price at its maturity. Whether above or below the strike price it changes the hedge.

An allowance set apart by a husband for the personal expenses of his wife, for her dress and pocket money. PINCERNA 900 PIX

In old English law . Butler ; the king’s butler, whose office it was to select out of the cargo of every vessel laden with wine, one cask at the […]

The records used to report securities and penny stocks. Before the internet it was recorded on pink paper.