Any material that can be molded or remodeled after the application of pressure and heat.
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PLAT
A plan created of a certain building, area, streets, etc.
PLAT, or PLOT
A map, or representation on paper, of a piece of land subdivided into lots, with streets, alleys, etc., usually drawn to a scale. McDaniel v. Mace, 47 PLAY-DEUT 903 PLEA […]
PLATE
A finalized metal product, rolled flatly, having a breadth to a maximum of 48 inches, and exhibiting thickness less than 12 inches.
PLATFORM
In hardware, platform is the term that is used to refer to the foundation technology of any computer system . For instance, an Intel Platform, or an Apple Platform. In […]
PLATFORM FOR PRIVACY PREFERENCES PROJECT (P3P)
A program that is used to create specifications, giving users of the internet an idea regarding the type of information that might be collected from them on websites.
PLATFORM INDEPENDENT
Software that is not locked to a certain platform; can be run on different platforms.
PLATFORM PRODUCT
Any piece of equipment or appliance, whose primary design features are used in various other products of a certain family or products.
PLATINUM
Platinum is a metal that is highly precious, since it has the longest life on shelf and is also the strongest. It is the most expensive metal in the world.
PLAY-DEBT
Debt contracted by gaming.
PLAYBACK STABILITY
The amount of years through which data can be recovered on any magnetic disk or tape, without any errors.
PLAZA
A Spanish word, meaning a public square in a city or town. Sachs Y. Towanda, 79 111. App. 441
PLEA
In old English law . A suit or action. Thus, the power to “hold pleas” is the power to take cognizance of actions or suits; so ” common pleas ” […]
PLEA AFFIRMATIVE
the term that is given to the answer to a charge that contains a fact that will destroy the plaintiff’s case.
PLEA ANOMALOUS
a plea that is in response to a charge that has positive and negative facts.
PLEA BAD
the term for a plea that is lacking in facts and its form of presentation .
PLEA BARGAINING
An agreement set up between the plaintiff and the defendant to come to a resolution about a case, without ever taking it to trial.
PLEA DILATORY
a plea that will answer a complaint without touching on the cases merits.
PLEA DOUBLE
a plea that is defective and contains separate and unrelated matters that have been applied to a case in error.
PLEA EQUITY
a plea where the answer states reasons why a suit should be dismissed or dropped.
PLEA FALSE
plea that is a sham and made in bad faith.
PLEA FOREIGN
a plea that will challenge the authority of the judge to preside over a case.
PLEA IN ABATEMENT
a plea that will object to the time and place and the mode for trying the case but doesn’t go into the merits of the claims made by the plaintiff.
PLEA IN BAR
An answer given by the defendant which completely defeats all actions/ charges levied by the plaintiff.
PLEA IN DISCHARGE
a plea where a plaintiff has the right to sue but where the defendant has already fulfilled all of his obligations to a plaintiff.