Car Accident Glossary - P
Parties: Persons, corporations, or associations, who have commenced a law suit or who are defendants.
Personal Auto Policy: The most common auto insurance policy sold today. Often referred to as "PAP," this policy provides coverage for liability, medical payments, uninsured/under insured motorist coverage, and physical damage protection.
Personal Injury Protection: Personal Injury Protection (PIP) usually includes benefits for medical expenses, loss of income from work, essential services, accidental death, funeral expenses, and survivor benefits.
Perjury: Making intentionally false statements under oath. Perjury is a criminal offense.
Physical Damage: Damage to your covered vehicle from perils including (but not limited to) collision or upset with another vehicle object, fire, vandalism and theft.
Plaintiff: The party who begins an action; the party who complains or sues in an action and is named as such in the court's records. Also called a petitioner.
Plea: A defendant's official statement of "guilty" or "not guilty" to the charge(s) made against him.
Policy: The written documents of a contract for insurance between the insurance company and the insured. Such documents include forms, endorsements, riders and attachments.
Proceeding: Any hearing or court appearance related to the adjudication of a case.
Personal Auto Policy: The most common auto insurance policy sold today. Often referred to as "PAP," this policy provides coverage for liability, medical payments, uninsured/under insured motorist coverage, and physical damage protection.
Personal Injury Protection: Personal Injury Protection (PIP) usually includes benefits for medical expenses, loss of income from work, essential services, accidental death, funeral expenses, and survivor benefits.
Perjury: Making intentionally false statements under oath. Perjury is a criminal offense.
Physical Damage: Damage to your covered vehicle from perils including (but not limited to) collision or upset with another vehicle object, fire, vandalism and theft.
Plaintiff: The party who begins an action; the party who complains or sues in an action and is named as such in the court's records. Also called a petitioner.
Plea: A defendant's official statement of "guilty" or "not guilty" to the charge(s) made against him.
Policy: The written documents of a contract for insurance between the insurance company and the insured. Such documents include forms, endorsements, riders and attachments.
Proceeding: Any hearing or court appearance related to the adjudication of a case.
