Law Lexicon
Primary authority - Constitutions, codes, statutes, ordinances, and case law sources.
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Private law - That law, such as a contract between two persons or a real estate transaction, which applies only to the persons who subject themselves to it.
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Privilege - A benefit or advantage to certain persons beyond the advantages of other persons, i.e., an exemption, immunity, power, etc.
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Pro se - For himself; in his own behalf. One who does not retain a lawyer and appears for himself in court.
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Probable cause - A reasonable belief that a crime has or is being committed; the basis for all lawful searches, seizures, and arrests.
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Probate - Court proceeding by which a will is proved valid or invalid. Term used to mean all proceedings pertaining to the administration of estates such as the process by which assets are gathered; applied to pay debts, taxes, and expenses of administration; and distributed to those designated as beneficiaries in the will. Conducted in states courts.
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Probate court - The court with authority to supervise estate administration.
Source: Jurist International.