Pettifogger
A petty or underhanded lawyer or an attorney who sustains a professional
livelihood on disreputable or dishonourable business. The word has also
taken on an common usage definition referring to anyone prone to quibbling
over details.
Physical
custody
A child custody decision which grants the right to organise and administer
the day to day residential care of a child. This is usually combined
with legal custody.
Picket
To object publicly, on or adjacent to the employer's premises, to an
employer's labour practices, goods or services. The most common form
of picketing is patrolling with signs.
Pillory
A medieval punishment and restraining device made of moveable and adjustable
boards through which a prisoner's head or limbs were pinned. Pillories
were often fixed to the ground in a city's main square and on market
days, local criminals were exhibited. Citizens were given license to
throw things at the prisoners. As such, this method of punishment was
not just humiliating but often led to serious injury or death. For the
government, this was a public statement serving to warn others of the
consequences of crime.
Plaintiff
The person who brings an case to court; who sues. May also be called
"claimant", "petitioner" or "applicant. The
person being sued is generally called the "defendant" or the
"respondent."
Petty offence
A minor crime and for which the punishment is usually just a small fine
or short term of imprisonment.
