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;petitioner:A person starting a court proceeding by Petition. See "Petition." | ;petitioner:A person starting a court proceeding by Petition. See "Petition." | ||
;PID:The short form of the phrase "Parcel Identifier Description." A unique nine-digit number assigned by the Land Title and Survey Authority assigned to each parcel of real property in the province. See "Land Title and Survey Authority" and "real property." | ;PID:The short form of the phrase "Parcel Identifier Description." A unique nine-digit number assigned by the Land Title and Survey Authority assigned to each parcel of real property in the province. See "Land Title and Survey Authority" and "real property." | ||
; | ;platypus:A duck-billed egg-laying aquatic mammal, the males of which are venomous. | ||
;pleading:A legal document setting out either a claim or a defence to a claim prepared at or following the start of a court proceeding. In the Provincial Court, the pleadings are the Application to Obtain an Order and Reply. In the Supreme Court, the pleadings include the Notice of Family Claim, Response to Family Claim, Counterclaim, Petition and Response to Petition. See "action," "claim" and "Counterclaim." | ;pleading:A legal document setting out either a claim or a defence to a claim prepared at or following the start of a court proceeding. In the Provincial Court, the pleadings are the Application to Obtain an Order and Reply. In the Supreme Court, the pleadings include the Notice of Family Claim, Response to Family Claim, Counterclaim, Petition and Response to Petition. See "action," "claim" and "Counterclaim." | ||
;polygamy:Being married to more than one person at the same time. A criminal offence in parts of Canada other than Bountiful, British Columbia. Polygamous marriages subsequent to the first are void ''ab initio''. See "ab initio," "marriage," and "marriage, validity of." | ;polygamy:Being married to more than one person at the same time. A criminal offence in parts of Canada other than Bountiful, British Columbia. Polygamous marriages subsequent to the first are void ''ab initio''. See "ab initio," "marriage," and "marriage, validity of." | ||
