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| from what goes before; from the cause to effect |
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| before the court, to the court |
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| to the damage, clause of complaint which states plaintiff's monetary loss |
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| for the suit; for the litigation (a guardian ad litem, for example) |
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| according to the value (an ad valorem tax, for example) |
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| otherwise called, also known as (as in assumed name) |
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| from another place, from without (as in evidence outside the document) |
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| he undertook, he promised |
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| send the pleadings up (from an inferior court; as in "writ of certioriari") |
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| beneficiaries (pronounced "setty") |
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| beneficiaries of the trust |
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| in the area of, about, concerning |
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| body of the offense; essence of the crime |
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| 1. a thing given; information; 2. a date |
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| bring with you (as in subpoena duces tecum, whereby subpoenaed person must appear and bring records) |
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| conversely, on the other hand |
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| in the bench, all judges present |
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| and others (as in Smith et al. v. Jones) |
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| from office, by virtue of his office |
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| in fact, in or by the law |
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| let it be done, a short order that a thing be done |
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| cause to be made (a writ[order] directing the sheriff to reduce a judgment debtor's property to money [sell it] for the amount of the judgment, for example) |
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| discretionary power of a court to decline jurisdiction over a case when the court believes it should be tried elsewhere for convenience of parties and witnesses |
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| you have the body (a writ directed to the custodian of a person, commanding the custodian to produce such person) |
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| that part of a deed which begins "to have and to hold"; defines extent of ownership |
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| honorary fee or gift; compensation from gratitude |
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| having the same sound (as names sounding alike but spelled differently) |
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| permission given to a poor person to sue without liability for court costs |
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| at the beginning; threshold (motion in limine asks the court to exclude evidence) |
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| in place of a parent, one charged with a parent's rights and obligations |
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| proceedings against a thing (a bank account or real estate) distinguished from those against a person |
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| among other things, between other persons |
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| right of a person, rights of persons |
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| law; right; laws collectively |
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| the right to have a thing |
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| the right of a third party; the rights of another person |
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| cause to be levied, a writ of execution |
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| law of the place where the cause of action arose |
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| litigation pending, as in a lis pendens filed with real estate records to notify the world that the real estate is involved in litigation |
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| the place of the crime or of the tort |
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| act declared criminal by statute (failure to file a report, for example), though not wrong in itself (as in murder) |
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| we command, a writ used to compel an official to perform an act which she is required to perform |
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| guilty mind, consciousness of guilt |
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| he says nothing (as in a default judgment against a defendant who does not raise a defense in the action) |
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| unless before (used to distinguish the court where trial was held from the appellate court) |
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| plea in defense; that he did not promise |
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| no goods (wording used on the return of a writ (fieri facias) |
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| by word of mouth, orally (as in a motion ore tenus) |
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| to take effect after death |
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| writ commanding a person to do some act or to appear and show cause why she should not do so; order to clerk of court to issue a summons or execution on judgment already rendered |
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| that you cause to come, a type of summons |
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