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| Conditionally; for example, a deposition of this kind is a conditional deposition, which is not used if the witness is available at the trial |
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| Words spoken falsely that tend to damage the reputation of another; (libel) |
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| Printed defamation of somone's reputation |
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| Ability to understand the nature and effect of the act in which a person is engaged |
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| Guilty knowledgment; criminal intent |
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| Have general powers over the probate of wills and administration of estates |
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| The act of proving that a will is valid |
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| Latin for "himself"; to represent oneself without the aid of legal counsel; appearing for oneself |
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| Latin for "according to the rate"; proportionality; according to a certain rate, percentage or proportion |
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| Motion to dismiss the charges based on law; a formal objection attacking the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleading |
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| Latin for "regarding"; in the matter of |
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| Deals with the private rights of individuals; that part of the law concerned with noncriminal matters; also, the body of laws prescribed by the supreme authority of the state |
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| The doing of a wrongful or unlawful act |
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| Opposed, contrary, in opposition to a claim |
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| Written request for something to be done or for relief |
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| To hasten; to speed the progress of; to accomplish promptly |
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| Judgment of the status of property or a thing |
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| The total control of a commodity, product or service in a particular market |
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| Lating for "in excess of powers"; acts beyond the scope of the powers of a corporation |
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| Latin for "by what authority"; used in corporate law to test whether a corporation was organized validly or if it can engage in the business in which it is involved |
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| To make less severe; for example, to reduce punishment, reduce charges |
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| Facts that reduce the severity of a crime and its punishments, but do not exonerate the person from the act |
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| Latin for "we command"; issued by a court to an official to compel her to perfom an act that is recongnized as a duty rather than an act that is discretionary |
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| Law which fixes the time within which the parties must take judicial action or are barred later from enforcing them |
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| Judgment by the court before a verdict if there is no dispute as to the facts or only a question of law is involved |
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| Legally adequate to support a lawsuit |
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| Meaning "to come"; persons summoned to act as jurors |
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| Able to be terminated at the maker's discretion |
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| Provisional; temporary, not final |
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| An order granted without notice or a hearing that the status quo be preserved until a hearing can be had; usually a temporary order issued by a court without notice to the opposing party until the court decides whether an injuntion should be ordered |
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| This kind of will is an oral will by a testator before witnesses |
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| To offer; for example, documents as evidence |
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