emergency powers powers conferred on government during a state

143

emergency protection order

of emergency (such a state being declared by ROYAL PROCLAMATION

under the Emergency Powers Acts 1920 and 1964).

• pluries
• poaching
• poinding
• poinding of the ground
• police
• Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE)
• policy of insurance
• political asylum
• pollicitatio
• polygamous marriage
• 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