evidence. Those facts which tend to prove the allegations of the party offering them, are called pertinent; those which have no such tendency are called impertinent, 8 Toull. n. 22. By pertinent is also meant that which belongs. Willes, 319. Applicable; relevant Evidence is called "pertinent" when it is directed to the issue or matters in dispute, and legitimately tends to … [Read more...] about PERTINENT
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PERSONALITY
In modern civil law. The incidence of a law or statute upon persons, or that quality which makes it a personal law rather than a real law. "By the personality of laws, foreign jurists generally mean all laws which concern the condition, state, and capacity of persons." Story, Confl. Laws, 16. … [Read more...] about PERSONALITY
PERTINENTS
In Scotch law. Appurtenances. "Parts and pertinents" are formal words In old deeds and charters. 1 Forb Inst, pt 2, pp. 112, 118. … [Read more...] about PERTINENTS
PERSONALITY OF LAWS
Those laws which regulate the condition, state, or capacity of persons. The term is used in opposition to those laws which concern property, whether real or personal, and things. … [Read more...] about PERSONALITY OF LAWS
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (PII)
Information which can be used to identify a specific person, which may include the name of a person, place of residence, social security number and other such data. … [Read more...] about PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (PII)