Law Dictionary Definitions

proffered evidence.See EVIDENCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

proffer (prof-<<schwa>>r), vb. To offer or tender (something, esp. evidence) for immediate acceptance. [Cases: Criminal Law 670; Trial 44.C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1203–1205; Trial § 163, 170.] — proffer,n. [Blacks Law 8th]

professional relationship.See RELATIONSHIP. [Blacks Law 8th]

professional negligence.See MALPRACTICE. [Blacks Law 8th]

professionalism. The practice of a learned art in a characteristically methodical, courteous, and ethical manner. [Blacks Law 8th]

professional corporation. See CORPORATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

professional association.See ASSOCIATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

professional,n. A person who belongs to a learned profession or whose occupation requires a high level of training and proficiency. [Blacks Law 8th]

profession. 1. A vocation requiring advanced education and training; esp., one of the three traditional learned professions — law, medicine, and the ministry. “Learned professions are characterized by the need of unusual learning, the existence of confidential relations, the adherence to a standard of ethics higher than that of the market place, and in a…

professio juris (pr<<schwa>>-fes[h]-ee-oh joor-is). [Latin] A recognition of the right of a contracting party to stipulate the law that will govern the contract. [Blacks Law 8th]