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Nonce

The one or single occasion the present call or purpose chiefly used in the phrase for the nonce i e for the present time

Accessary, or Accessory

Lat. As though assenting to the offence], he who is not a chief actor at a felony, nor present at its perpetration, but yet is in some way concerned therein, either before or after the fact committed.

pendent

pendent [Middle French pendant suspended, present participle of pendre to hang, ultimately from Latin pendēre] 1 : remaining undetermined : pending [a suit] 2

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performance

in minor respects from what was promised compare material breach at breach 3 : a public rendition or presentation of an artistic work

plagiarize

book contained plagiarized material "Smith v. Little, Brown & Co., 265 F. Supp. 451 (1965)"] vi : to present as new and original an idea or work derived from an existing source pla·gia·rism [-ri-zəm] n pla·gia·rist [-rist]

plat

plat [probably alteration of plot] : a plan, map, or chart of a piece of land with present or proposed features (as lots) ;also : the land represented

pleading

of the original pleading 2 : a process or system through which the parties in a legal proceeding present their allegations code pleading : pleading (as fact pleading) done in accordance with the rules set down in

prosecutor

a prosecution (as by making an affidavit or complaint charging the defendant) 2 : a government attorney who presents the state's case against the defendant in a criminal prosecution

plot plan

plot plan : a plan indicating the present or proposed use of a plot of land ;esp : one for a residential lot that indicates the

precedent

precedent [Middle French, from Latin praecedent- praecedens, present participle of praecedere to go ahead of, come before] : prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance see

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