In old English law . A public assembly at which the king presided, and which comprised men of all degrees, met for consultation about the great affairs of the kingdom. […]

A day past or lost to the defendant. 1 Hen. I. c. 59.

The day appointed for a criminal to appear and plead and make his defense. Cowell.

The act of appropriating the literary composition of another, or parts or passages of his writings, or the ideas or language of the same, and passing them off as the […]

One who publishes the thoughts aud writings of another as his own.

Lat. In the civil law . A man-stealer; a kidnapper. Dig. 48, 15, 1; 4 Bl. Comm. 219.

Lat. In the civil law . Man-stealing; kidnapping . The offense of enticing away and stealing men, children, and slaves. Calvin. The persuading a slave to escape from his master, […]

Pestilence; a contagious and malignant fever.

Fr. An obsolete term for an attorney who pleaded the cause of his client; an advocate. PLAIN STATEMENT is one that may be readily understood, uot merely by lawyers, but […]

A clear error that requires correction.

the term given to a rule requiring an appellate court to reverse a conviction and start a new trial as an error was made in the first trial.

Simple, honest and directed language, used primarily in writing as well as in general speech.

Any law that can be depicted through the use of simple language, making it much easier to understand.

The obvious meaning, intent, or implication of any clause/ statement or any legal paper, which can be understood by just reading it.

A legislation that states that if the obvious meaning of any document cannot be contested, then it must be accepted as it is.

The standard landline used to provide telephone services. Makes use of a twisted pair copper wire. Common otions include outgoing calls, incoming calls, call waiting, call forwarding , IDSN, caller […]

In English practice. A private memorial tendered in open court to the judge, where the party injured sets forth his cause of action . A proceeding in inferior courts by […]

A person who brings an action ; the party who complains or sues in a personal action and is so named on the record . Gulf, etc., R. Co. v. […]

is called the “use plaintiff.” PLAN. A map, chart, or design; being a delineation or projection on a plane surface of the ground lines of a house, farm, street, city, […]

A plan devised to clarify the concepts of an individual regarding a certain subject. Includes the provision of instructions, background knowledge and applications, etc. Known as syllabus too.

The person who stands accountable for the administration of an employee benefit plan.

A period of 12 months, in which all of the records of any plan are situated on file.

A mortgage that has profit potential protected by a companion bond instead of prepayment risk . The prepayments are accelorated for investors. AKA simaltaneous pay bond. Refer to sequential pay […]

Any charitable donation that is given by the donor, after creating a proper plan for it. Usually, planned giving is mentioned in the will of the departed.

An investment made by a firm in order to gain capital goods , or stock. The distinctive factor from unplanned investments is that planned investments are used to speed up […]