A patent issued for new strains of asexually reproducing plants. Plant patents last for 17 years from the date the patent issues. … [Read more...] about PLANT PATENT
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PLANTATION
In English law. A colony; an original settlement in a new country. See 1 Bl. Comm. 107. In American law. A farm; a large cultivated estate. Used chiefly in the southern states. In North Carolina, "plantation" signifies the land a man owns which he is cultivating mote or less in annual crops. Strictly, it designates the place planted; but in wills it is generally used to denote … [Read more...] about PLANTATION
PLAIN ERROR
Clear error that is so obvious and substantial that an appellate court should address the problem in order to ensure the justice system is not eroded. The appellate court should review and rectify a plain error even if neither party may have properly preserved the issue by objecting to the error at the time the error was made or raising the issue in the appeal. … [Read more...] about PLAIN ERROR
PLANTATIONS
Colonies, dependencies.. 2. By plantation is also meant a farm. … [Read more...] about PLANTATIONS
PLAIN ERROR RULE
The rule which sets forth the standard to require an appellate court to reverse a conviction of a lower court and order a new trial as a result of an error that is obvious and in plain sight. … [Read more...] about PLAIN ERROR RULE