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prejudgment attachment. See provisional attachment under ATTACHMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]  

prehire agreement. An employment contract between a union and an employer, in which the employer agrees to hire union members. See closed shop under SHOP. [Blacks Law 8th]  

prehearing conference. An optional conference for the discussion of procedural and substantive matters on appeal, usu. held in complex civil, criminal, tax, and agency cases. • Those attending are typically the attorneys involved in the case as well as a court representative such as a judge, staff attorney, or deputy clerk. Fed. R. App. P.…

pregnant chad. See dimpled chad under CHAD. [Blacks Law 8th]

Pregnancy-Discrimination Act. A federal statute that prohibits workplace discrimination against a pregnant woman or against a woman affected by childbirth or a related medical condition. 42 USCA § 2000. • The Pregnancy-Discrimination Act is part of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. — Abbr. PDA. [Blacks Law 8th]

prefiled bill. See BILL(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

preferring of charges. Military law. The formal completion of a charge sheet, which includes signing and swearing to the charges and specifications. • Only a person subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice can prefer charges. Cf. INITIATION OF CHARGES. [Cases: Armed Services 47(2); Military Justice 951. C.J.S. Armed Services § 164; Military Justice…

preferred stock. See STOCK. [Blacks Law 8th]

preferred-provider organization. A group of healthcare providers (such as doctors, hospitals, and pharmacies) that agree to provide medical services at a discounted cost to covered persons in a given geographic area. — Abbr. PPO. Cf. HEALTH-MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION. [Cases: Health 294; Insurance 1259, 2501.] [Blacks Law 8th]

preferred docket. See DOCKET(2). [Blacks Law 8th]