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The services involving law-related matters such as the issuing of legal opinion,filing and pleading, as well as the issuing and defending of law suits among many others.
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palimony
Law; General law
The term palimony has meaning similar to 'alimony', except that award, settlement or agreement arises out of non-marital relationship of couples who lived together for a long ...
paralegal
Law; General law
A paralegal is a person who performs substantive and procedural legal work as authorized by law, without a law license, which would have been performed by an attorney in the ...
parens patriae
Law; General law
The term Parens Patriae is derived from a Latin word meaning 'parent of his country'. It's an inherent jurisdiction of the courts to make decisions regarding people who are ...
parental consent
Law; General law
Also known as parental involvement or parental notification laws, parental consent is referred to the parent's right to give consent before their minor child gets engaged in ...
partial verdict
Law; General law
According to criminal law, a partial verdict occurs when the jury finds the defendant guilty of one or more, but not all the counts against him. The verdicts may or may not be ...
partnership
Law; General law
It's an affiliation of two or more people who agree to share in the profits and losses of a business venture. There are different types of partnerships: general partnerships, ...
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