Circumlocution; use of many words to express the sense of one. … [Read more...] about PERIPHRASIS
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PERMISSIVE
Allowed; allowable; that which may be done. Permissive use. See Use. Permissive waste. See Waste. … [Read more...] about PERMISSIVE
PERISH
To come to an end; to cease to be; to die. 2. What has never existed cannot be said to have perished. 3. When two or more persons die by the same accident, as a shipwreck, no presumption arises that one perished before the other. Vide Death. Survivorship. … [Read more...] about PERISH
PERMISSIVE COUNTERCLAIM
A counterclaim that a defendant may raise regarding a matter that is different than the matter raised by the plaintiff in the plaintiff's complaint. … [Read more...] about PERMISSIVE COUNTERCLAIM
PERFECTED
Having completed all legal requirements in order to effectuate some legal result. … [Read more...] about PERFECTED