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| delivery of a writ, summons, subpoena to the person named therein |
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| one who creates a trust, trustor |
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| equitable remedy in contract law which requires the breaching party to perform according to the specific terms of the contract |
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| legislative enactment (law enacted) by Congress or a state legislature |
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| statute which limits the time within which a cause of action may be filed |
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| agreement between parties to a lawsuit concerning matters related to the trial |
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| a writ commanding the named person to appear at at specific time and place |
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| a writ commanding the named person to appear at a specific time and place and to bring specific records or documents with her |
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| document served upon a defendant to notify her that suit has been filed against her and directing her to answer or to otherwise appear in the case by a specific date |
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| process by which a tract of land is measured and its contents determined, with a map to scale created for it |
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| temporary restraining order |
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| an emergency injunctive remedy (order) of short duration to require or to forbid an act until a hearing can be held |
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| man who creates and executes a will; woman who creates and executes a will |
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| the clause of an instrument which begins "In witness whereof,..." |
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| reminder system used in law offices to supplement diaries and calendars in the overall docket control system |
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| a civil wrong such as negligence or trespass, as distinguished from a criminal offense (the same conduct may result in both tort liability and criminal liability) |
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| account where client funds are kept separate from attorney funds |
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| grossly unfair, unscrupulous, terms or conduct which shocks the conscience |
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| the excess over the lawful interest rate |
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| the purchaser or buyer of property |
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| the location where an action is tried |
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| finding(s) of fact by a jury in a civil or criminal trial |
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| confirmation of accuracy; sworn oath by an authorized person that certain statements are true to the best of his or her knowledge and belief |
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| having no legal force or effect |
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| that which is capable of being declared void but which is valid until such declaration is made |
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| a promise to defend the truth of a fact |
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| a deed conveying land which guarantees that the title is free of defects to marketability |
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| a declaration (usually in connection with an order of dismissal) which ends the right to further relief; it prevents either party from filing future complaints based on the same claim or cause of action |
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| a declaration (usually in connection with an order of dismissal) which preserves any rights or privileges that a party may have to file a future complaint based upon the same claim or cause of action |
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| one who has personal knowledge about facts related to a case; one who can testify about what she has seen, heard, or otherwise observed |
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| order of a court after judgment commanding a court officer to seize property in satisfaction of the judgment |
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