(A) Another name for a plaintiff in certain types of cases and used in certain types of lawsuits, for example, divorce and family law cases in many states. May also be used in Landlord-Tenant actions where the landlord petitions the court for relief from a tenant who has stayed beyond his or her lease term. (B) Immigration Law: The request made by a sponsoring company or person … [Read more...] about PETITIONER
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PERSONAL SECURITY
The legal and uninterrupted enjoyment by a man of his life, his body, his health and his reputation. … [Read more...] about PERSONAL SECURITY
PERTAIN
To belong or relate to, whether by nature, appointment or custom. See People v. Chicago Theological Seminary, 174 111. 177, 51 N. E. 198. … [Read more...] about PERTAIN
PERSONAL SERVICE
The delivery of legal documents to the person named in the legal documents, delivered in person. A manner in which the delivery of court papers and notices may be effectuated by having a person find the person to be served and then hand that person the court papers. … [Read more...] about PERSONAL SERVICE
PERTENENCIA
In Spanish law. The claim or right which one has to the property in anything; the territory which belongs to any one by way of jurisdiction or property; that which is accessory or consequent to a principal thing, and goes with the ownership of it, as when It is said that such an one buys such an estate with all its appurtenances, (pertenencias.) Escriche. See Castillero v. … [Read more...] about PERTENENCIA