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  • Association Of Legal Writing Directors

    Meaning of Association of Legal Writing Directors Resources See Also Alwd Citation Manual

  • Pollicitation

    In civil law. A promise not yet accepted by the person to whom it is made. It differs from a contract, inasmuch as the latter includes a concurrence of intention in two parties, one of whom promises something to the other, who accepts, on his part, of such promise. Grotius de Jure Belli, […]

  • Recitation

    Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Recitation (You may find recitation at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). late 15c., “act of detailing,” from Old French récitation (14c.) and directly from Latin recitationem (nominative recitatio) […]

  • Solicitation

    Resources See Also Law Dictionaries.Accomplices; Attempt; Conspiracy Further Reading American Law Institute. Model Penal Code and Commentaries: Official Draft and Revised Comments. Philadelphia: ALI, 1985.<…

  • Parallel Citation

    The page on which a quotation or relevant passage appears, as opposed to the page on which the case or article begins…

  • LegalTrac

    An index of periodical literature that indexes most English-language legal periodical literature from 1980 to the present. Since this is an index, the full-text of the journals are not in LegalTrac. Among other things, you can search for records in LegalTrac by author, title, subject, and […]

  • Citationes Non Concedantur Priusquam Exprimatur Super Qua Re Fieri Debet Citatio

    Citations should not be granted before it is stated about what matter the citation is to be made. (A maxim of ecclesiastical law.) 12 Coke, 44. …

  • Jacitation

    Boasting of something which is false. Technically a false pretention to marriage. A jacitation suit is an action by which a plaintiff who is in actual possession of realty as owner seeks to protect his possession against another who, plaintiff alleges, is slandering his title. See Bossier’s […]

  • Brandeis Brief

    Method of appellate briefing developed by Louis Brandeis former Justice of U.S. Supreme Court which in addition to legal citations includes economic and sociological data.

  • Bluebook

    The citation guide considered the authoritative reference for American legal citations. The actual title is he Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. …

  • Ad fin

    Law abbreviation of adfinem ( ), to the end. It is used to indicate to a reader who has been cited to a reference to read from the place cited to the end of the chapter, section, etc., e.g., See Leff, Swindling and S…

  • Consumer

    nounbuyer buyer of labor client clientele coemptor customer emptor leaser lessee obtainer patron procurer purchaser purchaser of goods shopper transferee<…

  • Speech

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Speech Meaning of Speech In the broad sense, the term embodies all means of expression and communication and is the primary behavior by which individuals and organizations converse and transmit ideas, […]

  • Jurisdiction

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Jurisdiction Meaning of Jurisdiction The extent of legal authority and power . A term of large and comprehensive import , it generally denotes the lawful authority of a body to exercise power. The term […]

  • Report

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Report Meaning of Report In practise , the term denotes a formal statement of recital of facts and findings thereon by a judicial officer , such as a master . An account brought back; a story related ; […]