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ownership and negotiated at a later date. A formal legal document that is transferable from one person to another so
that title passes to the transferee.
Nonhostile casualty
A person who becomes a casualty due to circumstances not directly attributable to hostile action or terrorist activity.
Casualties due to the elements, self-inflicted wounds, and combat fatigue are nonhostile casualties. See also casualty;
casualty type; hostile casualty. (Joint Pub 1–02)
Not seriously injured
The casualty status of a person whose injury may or may not require hospitalization; medical authority does not
classify as very seriously injured, seriously injured, or incapacitating illness or injury; and the person can communicate
with the next of kin. Also called NSI. See also casualty status. (Joint Pub 1–02)
Organizational equipment
Referring to method of use, signifies that equipment, other than individual equipment, that is used in furtherance of the
common mission of an organization or unit. (Joint Pub 1–02)
Organizational historical properties
Organizational historical properties are historical properties of unique significance to and belonging to a particular
Army organization.
Other civilian not subject to military law
A civilian who is not subject to disciplinary actions or criminal proceedings under the Uniform Code of Military
Justice (UCMJ).
Other preparation of remains
The professional services performed by the preparing mortuary to prepare the remains when the remains are not
embalmed (such as setting facial features, washing, disinfecting, and so forth) or those primary care services performed
by the receiving funeral home to reprocess the remains for viewing purposes.
Personal effects
All privately owned moveable, personal property of an individual such as items found on the deceased, HHG, jewelry,
toiletries, clothing, motor vehicles, mobile homes, professional books, papers, and equipment, cash, stock and bond
certificates, and negotiable instruments.
Person eligible to receive effects
The person authorized to receive the deceased or missing person’s PE as prescribed by AR 638-2.
Personnel category
The person’s military component, type of Government civilian employment, sponsorship by the Government, or
citizenship status.
Personnel status
The person’s duty status at the time of the incident; duty, absent without leave, deserter, or undetermined.
Presumptive finding of death
A declaration by the Military Service Secretary or designee of the Military Service concerned, based upon a recommendation
by a board or other official body that a person who was placed in a missing casualty status is dead.
Prima facie valid
Legally sufficient to establish a fact or a case.
Prisoner of war
A detained person as defined in Articles 4 and 5 of the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of
War of August 12, 1949. In particular, one who, while engaged in combat under orders of his or her government, is
captured by the armed forces of the enemy. As such, he or she is entitled to the combatant’s privilege of immunity
from the municipal law of the capturing state for warlike acts that do not amount to breaches of the law of armed
conflict. For example, a prisoner of war may be, but is not limited to, any person belonging to one of the following
categories who has fallen into the power of the enemy: a member of the armed forces, organized militia or volunteer
corps; a person who accompanies the armed forces without actually being a member thereof; a member of a merchant
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