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321. Power Of Attorney
A document which gives a person the right to
make binding decisions for another.
323. Postal Rule
A rule of contract law that makes an exception
to the general rule that an acceptance is only created when communicated
directly to the offeror.
326. Polygraph
A lie-detector machine which records even the slightest variation in blood
pressure, body temperature and respiration as questions are asked and answers
elicited from a subject.
329. Pleadings
The document of a party to litigation in which
they formally set out the facts and the laws that support each sides
position.
330. Plea Bargaining
Negotiations during a criminal trial between an accused offender and a
prosecutor in which the accused agrees to admit to a crime (usually a lesser
offense than the original), in order to avoid the expense of a public trial, and
in turn the prosecutor agrees to ask for a more lenient sentence than would have
been recommended if the case had proceeded to a full trial.
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