Tag: PL
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Pleading
Pleadings Definition For information about this topic, please read the entry, in this legal Encyclopedia, about: Pleadings Pleading and Medieval Law Pleading and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Registrum Omnium Breuium Tam […]
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Pleadings
Writs and Pleadings Pleadings and Medieval Law Pleadings and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) The common law had…grown up round the royal writs. They formed the ground plan upon which its builders worked; and it is for this […]
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Plenary Committee
Plenary Committee in North Ireland This refers to an internal meeting attended by all NIJAC Commissioners every three months. Plenary has overall responsibility for the fulfilling of NIJAC's statutory remit, values, objectives and major decisions made by NIJAC. It is empowered to delegate […]
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Planning Appeals Commission
Planning Appeals Commission in North Ireland The Planning Appeals Commission, often referred to as the PAC, is an independent appellate body established under statute to deal with a wide range of land use planning issues and related matters. Additional information can be found on the Planning […]
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Plea Before Venue
Definition of Plea Before Venue plea before venue was aimed at reducing the number of cases magistrates felt it necessary to send to the crown court.
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Plantagenet
Plantagenet History The name of the house of monarchs who reigned England from 1154-1485.
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Pleasure
Definition of During Her Or His Majesty'S Pleasure In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of During Her Or His Majesty'S Pleasure : A phrase colloquially used to describe the period of detention imposed upon a defendant found not guilty by reason of […]
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Pleasure
Definition of During Her Or His Majesty'S Pleasure In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of During Her Or His Majesty'S Pleasure : A phrase colloquially used to describe the period of detention imposed upon a defendant found not guilty by reason of […]
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Plea in mitigation
Plea in mitigation Meaning Plea in mitigation in Scottish Law Any factors that the accused's lawyer thinks should be taken into account before the judge passes sentence after a finding of guilt.
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Planning
Resources See Also Further Reading Planning in the Encyclopedia of Britain Planning in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Planning in the Halsbury's Laws of England Planning in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Planning in the Jowitt's Dictionary of […]