legal education and practice

Pot trusts (also called family pot trusts, discretionary trusts, or sprinkling trusts) are a type of trust where the trustee is allowed to give funds to the beneficiaries according to their relative needs.

• trusts

A preamble is an introductory statement that usually states the purpose and necessity of a law. “The Preamble” often refers to the preamble of the U.S. Constitution, in which the document’s authors define the principles of the Constitution:

Preempted causation is when multiple adequate causes are involved in an event, the subsequent acts after the first act cannot be the direct cause.

Preemption is a doctrine under which one law supersedes another law that would otherwise apply. In U.S.

• local government
• state government
• Supremacy Clause
• U.S. CONSTITUTION

Preference relatives are the family members of a United States citizen who intend to immigrate to the United States based on their family relation with the United States citizen.

• immigration
• family preference categories
• priority date

A prerogative writ is an outdated term for a writ issued by a court exercising unusual or discretionary power (as opposed to a writ of right). It is a writ directing a governmental agency, official, or other court.

Prescriptive refers to something that sets or expresses how things ought to be, rather than how they are. A prescriptive rule, norm, or theory establishes a standard for conduct, behavior, or operation. In contrast, a descriptive statement explains or observes how things occur in practice. Prescriptive laws define what conduct is required or prohibited, while descriptive analysis examines how those laws are interpreted or enforced.

Present recollection refreshed is an evidentiary rule that permits a witness to use a writing or other item to restore their memory while testifying.

• evidence

Under Federal Rule of Evidence 803(1), a present sense impression is a statement that describes or explains an event or condition made while the declarant was perceiving it or immediately afterward.

• evidence

A pretext generally refers to a reason given that is different from the true reason for doing something. In a legal context, pretexts often come up in employment and criminal law.