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| The right and power to interpret and apply the law |
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| The party that institutes a suit in a court |
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| a person against whom an action is brought |
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| a writ issuing from a superior court calling up the record of a proceeding in an inferior court for review |
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| an opinion in a case that is written by one judge and in which a majority of the judges on the court join |
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| an opinion by a judge who agreed with the result in a case but not necessarily with reasoning used to reach it |
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| an opinion by a judge who disagree with the result in a case |
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| to transfer or apply to transfer a case to a higher court for rehearing |
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| to direct the disposition of property to a person or persons in exercise of a power granted for this purpose by a preceding deed |
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| serving as a part of a whole |
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| any identifying mark, feature, or charactersistic |
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| any identifying mark, feature, or characteristic |
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| an order issued by a superior court of law to a lower court |
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| a party's strict legal rights, excluding jurisdictional or technical aspects |
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| an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause |
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| the act of ratifying; confirmation; sanction |
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| a law enacted by a legislature |
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| a condition, demand, or promise in an agreement or contract |
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| the holding or possession of anything |
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| the power of a court to adjudicate the constitutionality of the laws of a government or the acts of a government official |
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