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Prepaid legal
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Prepaid legalA concept related to prepaid services in which the legal circumstances are taken into account.
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Legal
That which is according to law. It is used in opposition to equitable, as the legal estate is, in the trustee, the equitable estate in the cestui que trust.
Account
Practice. 1) A statement of the receipts and payments of an executor, administrator, or other trustee, of the estate confided to him. 2) An account is also the statement of two merchants or others who have dealt together, showing the debits and credits between them.
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Prepaid legal services
Services provided by a law firm or independent lawyer on a prepaid basis.
Prepense
The same as aforethought.
Preponderance
A word describing evidence that persuades a judge or jury to lean to one side as opposed to the other during the course of litigation. In many states, criminal trials require evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. But in civil trials, evidence is required only by preponderance of the evidence. The judge (or jury, where applicable) will perceive the evidence of one side as outweighing the other based on which side has the most persuasive or impressive evidence. The strength or "weight" of evidence is not decided by the sheer number of witnesses because the judge decides on the credibility of witnesses and give their testimony weight accordingly. The side with the preponderance of evidence wins the case.
Preponderance of proof
Greater weight of the evidence, the common standard of evidence in civil cases.
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Per diem
The allowance for meals and incidental travel related expenses.
Paxil lawsuit
A lawsuit related to injuries and other problems allegedly provoked by consumption of Paxil.
Product liability lawsuit
A lawsuit related to liability on a given product.
Prepaid legal
Prepaid legal services
Services provided by a law firm or independent lawyer on a prepaid basis.
Personal injury litigation
Litigation on matters of personal injury.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Legal
That which is according to law. It is used in opposition to equitable, as the legal estate is, in the trustee, the equitable estate in the cestui que trust.
Account
Practice. 1) A statement of the receipts and payments of an executor, administrator, or other trustee, of the estate confided to him. 2) An account is also the statement of two merchants or others who have dealt together, showing the debits and credits between them.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Prepaid legal services
Services provided by a law firm or independent lawyer on a prepaid basis.
Prepense
The same as aforethought.
Preponderance
A word describing evidence that persuades a judge or jury to lean to one side as opposed to the other during the course of litigation. In many states, criminal trials require evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. But in civil trials, evidence is required only by preponderance of the evidence. The judge (or jury, where applicable) will perceive the evidence of one side as outweighing the other based on which side has the most persuasive or impressive evidence. The strength or "weight" of evidence is not decided by the sheer number of witnesses because the judge decides on the credibility of witnesses and give their testimony weight accordingly. The side with the preponderance of evidence wins the case.
Preponderance of proof
Greater weight of the evidence, the common standard of evidence in civil cases.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Per diem
The allowance for meals and incidental travel related expenses.
Paxil lawsuit
A lawsuit related to injuries and other problems allegedly provoked by consumption of Paxil.
Product liability lawsuit
A lawsuit related to liability on a given product.
Prepaid legal
Prepaid legal services
Services provided by a law firm or independent lawyer on a prepaid basis.
Personal injury litigation
Litigation on matters of personal injury.
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