Latin: Proof; more particularly direct, as distinguished from indirect or circumstantial' evidence. Probatio mortua. Dead proof; that is proof by inanimate objects, such as deeds or other written evidence. Probatio plena. In the civil law. Full proof; proof by two witnesses, or a public instrument Haflifax, Civil Law, b. 3, c. 9, no. 25; 3 Bl. Comm. 370. Probatio semi-plena. In … [Read more...] about PROBATIO
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PRO TEM JUDGE
A judge who sits on the bench temporarily in place of an absent judge. … [Read more...] about PRO TEM JUDGE
PROBATION
The act of proving; evidence; proof. Also trial; test; the time of novitiate. Used in the latter sense in the monastic orders. In modern criminal administration, allowing a person convicted of some minor offense (particularly Juvenile offenders) to go at large, under a susi>ension of sentence, during good behavior, and generally under the supervision or guardianship of a … [Read more...] about PROBATION
PRO TEMPORE
For the time being; temporarily; provisionally. … [Read more...] about PRO TEMPORE
PROBATION OFFICER
A court appointed police officer who is in charge of meeting regularly with a defendant on probation who has been released from prison. … [Read more...] about PROBATION OFFICER