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01184814-n:
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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01183031-n:
a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant
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01183166-n:
a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group
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01183373-n:
a suit brought against someone who has sued you
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01183497-n:
a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant
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01183638-n:
a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
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01183798-n:
a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)
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02582042-v:
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
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08441203-n:
the collection of rules imposed by authority
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00007846-n:
a human being
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00259177-n:
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
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01184814-n:
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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01400562-a:
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
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01863970-a:
broad in scope
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02240481-v:
try to get or reach
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00122106-n:
(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
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00214526-n:
an exemption that precludes bringing a suit against the sovereign government without the government's consent
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00603804-a:
inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
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00765343-n:
the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels
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00765488-n:
an unethical agreement between an attorney and client that the attorney would sue and pay the costs of the client's suit in return for a portion of the damages awarded
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00818678-n:
(with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
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00905059-v:
cause to be acquitted; get off the hook; in a legal case
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00949974-v:
refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
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00972867-v:
disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case
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01023242-n:
(law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings
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01025678-n:
(law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality
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01068380-v:
deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
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01183031-n:
a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant
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01183166-n:
a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group
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01183373-n:
a suit brought against someone who has sued you
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01183497-n:
a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant
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01183638-n:
a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
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01183798-n:
a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)
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01184720-n:
a pending lawsuit
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01189001-n:
a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment
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(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
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01197928-n:
an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
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01487627-a:
directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
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01488066-a:
of no importance or relevance especially to a law case
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02497586-v:
take a court case to a higher court for review
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02500902-v:
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
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02501159-v:
hear or try a court case anew
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02501278-v:
put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
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02582042-v:
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
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(law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried
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04644306-n:
a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits
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05903738-n:
a legal system for determining the facts at issue in a law suit
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06469874-n:
a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
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06485593-n:
(law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities
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06487395-n:
a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc)
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06543781-n:
a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
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06543949-n:
a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit but who is not a party to it
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06552116-n:
an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning
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06552320-n:
an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case
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06553631-n:
a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
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06556150-n:
a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case
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06557317-n:
a writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suit; it requires a witness to bring to court or to a deposition any relevant documents under the witness's control
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a court order restricting information or comment by the participants involved in a lawsuit
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06557827-n:
a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee
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06643883-n:
biometric identification obtained by examining a person's unique sequence of DNA base pairs; often used for evidence in criminal law cases
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(law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing
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06765887-n:
an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
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(law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases
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(law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case
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08064742-n:
the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant
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08331213-n:
a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases
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08334319-n:
a mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases
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08335414-n:
(Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts
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08336490-n:
the first court before which the facts of a case are decided
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a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues
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09775663-n:
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
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09788237-n:
an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest
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a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
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(law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation
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10470314-n:
the party in a lawsuit who obtains a judgment in their own favor
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10514643-n:
an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case
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(United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases
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10729175-n:
one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case
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11062424-n:
United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867)
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(law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
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a fee (in addition to that marked on the brief) paid to counsel in a case that lasts more than one day
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(law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought
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