paid into court
adj. referring to money deposited with the clerk of the court by a person or entity who knows that the money is owed but does not know to whom they should pay it until the outcome of a lawsuit between two other parties is decided. In short, the party ...

pain and suffering
n. the physical and mental distress suffered from an injury, including actual broken bones and internal ruptures, but also the aches, pain, temporary and permanent limitations on activity, potential shortening of life, depression and embarrassment fr ...

palimony
n. a substitute for alimony in cases in which the couple were not married but lived together for a long period and then terminated their relationship. The key issue is whether there was an agreement that one partner would support the other in return ...

pander
1) v. to solicit customers for a prostitute. 2) n. a pimp, who procures customers for a prostitute or lures a woman into prostitution, all for his own profit. 3) v. catering to special interests without any principles,

panderer
n. 1) a person who panders or solicits for a prostitute. 2) some politicians catering to special interests. See also: pander.

panel.
n. the list of people selected to appear for jury duty. See also: jury venire

paper hanger
n. slang for a person who criminally writes and cashes "bad" checks on accounts he/she either does not have or which have no money in them. See also: forgery fraud.