Legal Dictionary - P

Personal injury: An injury to a person or a person’s reputation.

Personal property: An individual’s property other than real estate.

Petitioner: The person filing an action or an appeal.

Plaintiff: The party who formally initiates a lawsuit.

Pleadings: The documents drafted by the parties to a lawsuit and filed with the court.

Power of attorney: A formal instrument authorizing another to act as one's agent.

Process server: A person certified to deliver paperwork in a lawsuit.

Products liability: The liability arising from the design, manufacture, and marketing of a product for damages caused by the product.