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privacy

Pertaining to a patient's control over the extent, timing, and circumstances of disclosing personal information to others... Read More

private information

Information provided for specific purposes by an individual and which that individual can reasonably expect will not be made public (e... Read More

private prisons

Prison facilities run by private prison corporations whose services and beds are contracted out by state governments or the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)... Read More

PRN

Medical abbreviation for "as needed"... Read More

pro per

A slang expression sometimes used to refer to a ... Read More

pro se

Representing oneself... Read More

pro tem

Temporary... Read More

probable cause

An amount of suspicion leading one to believe certain facts are probably true... Read More

probation

A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed... Read More

probation officer

Officers of the probation office of a court... Read More

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