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PRESSURE – the gas pressure generated in a
cartridge on its being fired, usually expressed in
pounds per square inch.

PRESSURIZED OR FORCED DRAFT BURNING
EQUIPMENT – a type of burner where the fuel is
subjected to pressure prior to discharge into the
combustion chamber and or which includes fans or
other provisions for the introduction of air at above
normal atmospheric pressure into the same
combustion chamber.

PRESUMPTION – an inference as to the existence of
a fact not actually known, arising from its usual
connection with another which is known or a
conjecture based on past experience as to what
course human affairs ordinarily take.

PRE-SURVEILLANCE CONFERENCE – a conference
held among the team members, the police
intelligence unit before surveillance is conducted.

PREVENTION – an act, the objective of which is
aimed towards ways and means to reduce the
desire of the human being to commit crime.

PRIMA FACIE – on the face of it; from the first
disclosure or at first sight; a fact presumed true
unless proven otherwise.

PRIMA FACIE CASE – a case supported by sufficient
evidence to justify a favorable verdict unless
contradicted by other evidence.

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