Law Lexicon
Pardon - An act of grace from governing power which mitigates punishment and restores rights and privileges forfeited on account of the offense.
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Parol evidence - Oral or verbal evidence; evidence given by word of mouth in court.
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Parole - Supervised release of a prisoner from imprisonment on certain prescribed conditions which entitle him to termination of his sentence.
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Party - A person, business, or government agency actively involved in the prosecution of defense of a legal proceeding.
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Patent - A grant to an inventor of the right to exclude others for a limited time from make, using, or selling his invention in the United States.
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Patent and Trademark Office - The federal agency which examines and issues patents andregisters trademarks.
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Peremptory challenge - Request by a party that a judge not allow a certain prospectivejuror as a member of the jury. No reason or cause need be stated.
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Periodical - A publication which appears regularly but less often than daily.
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Perjury - The criminal offense of making a false statement under oath.
Source: Jurist International.
