recognisance a bond given by an offender to obey a judgment or keep the peace.

• position statement
• positive prescription
• positivism
• possession
• postal acceptance rule
• post-dating
• post diem
• post mortem
• power of attorney
• pp
• practising certificate
• praepositura
• preamble
• precario
• precedent
• precognition
• pre-emption
• pre-emption clause
• preference share
• preferential debts
• pre-incorporation contract
• preliminary ruling
• pre-nuptial agreement
• prerogative
• prescription