A court order which instructs a person to cease and desist from abusing or harassing the person who sought the order. See also TPO or TRO. … [Read more...] about PROTECTIVE ORDER
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PROSOCERUS
Lat. In the civil law. A wife's grandmother. … [Read more...] about PROSOCERUS
PROTECTIVE TARIFF
A law imposing duties on imports, with the purpose and the effect of discouraging the use of products of foreign origin, and consequently of stimulating the home production of the same or equivalent articles. R. E. Thompson, in Enc. Brit. … [Read more...] about PROTECTIVE TARIFF
PROSPECTIVE
Looking forward; contemplating the future. A law is said to be prospective .(as opposed to retrospective) when it is applicable only to cases which shall arise after its enactment. Prospective damages. See DAMAGES. … [Read more...] about PROSPECTIVE
PROSPECTIVE LAW
One which provides for, and regulates the future acts of men, and does not interfere in any way with what has past. … [Read more...] about PROSPECTIVE LAW