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drainage district.A  political subdivision authorized to levy assessments for  making drainage improvements within its area. [Cases: Drains    12.C.J.S. Drains § 8.] “In  the  United  States there are  numerous special  districts  that  administer  drainage projects. They are typically formed  under state law after a local election  or petition showing consent of a majority  of affected landowners.…

preliminary crime. See inchoate offense under OFFENSE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

preliminary complaint. See COMPLAINT. [Blacks Law 8th]

preliminary availability search. Trademarks. A cursory or moderate search of registered trademarks and common-law uses of proposed trademark names or phrases, done to narrow the list of names or phrases before conducting a thorough search. [Blacks Law 8th]

preliminary amendment. See PATENT-APPLICATION AMENDMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

preliminary, adj. Coming before and usu. leading up to the main part of something <preliminary negotiations>. [Blacks Law 8th]

prejudicial publicity. Extensive media attention devoted to an upcoming civil or criminal trial. • Under the Due Process Clause, extensive coverage of a criminal trial may deprive the defendant of a fair trial. [Cases: Criminal Law 633(1); Federal Civil Procedure 1951; Trial 20.C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 564, 1134, 1140, 1145–1149, 1191; Trial § 97.] [Blacks…

prejudicial error. See reversible error under ERROR(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

prejudice, n. 1. Damage or detriment to one’s legal rights or claims. See dismissal with prejudice, dismissal without prejudice under DISMISSAL. legal prejudice. A condition that, if shown by a party, will usu. defeat the opposing party’s action; esp., a condition that, if shown by the defendant, will defeat a plaintiff’s motion to dismiss a…

prejudgment interest. See INTEREST(3). [Blacks Law 8th]