Legal Definition and Related Resources of Address
Meaning of Address
In Equity Pleading. That part of a bill which contains the appropriate and technical description of the court where the plaintiff seeks his remedy. Coop. Eq. PI. 8; Bart. Suit in Eq. 26; Story, Eq. PI. S 26; Van Heythuysen, Eq. Draft. 2. In Legislation. A formal request addressed to the executive by one or both branches of the legislative body, requesting him to perform some act.
What does Address mean in American Law?
The definition of Address in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
“To speak to,” with some modem implication that the occasion is formal
and the listerners are multiple.
Also what you should write on the envelope along with the addressee’s name in order to get a letter successfully delivered.
Also a legislative device to initiate the removal of judicial or executive officers for alleged misconduct. (In the U.S., of course, only the impeachment process provided by the Constitution is available for Federal judges and other covered officers.)
Also, in equity practice, the name of the bill’s formal identification of the court in which it is brought.
Finally, when either house of the English Parliament wishes to make known its wishes or opinions to the sovereign, the message they prepare and formally send is called an “address.”
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Synonyms of Address
(Direct attention to), verb
- apply oneself to
- approach
- be occupied with
- bring to attention
- bring to notice
- call attention to
- call to notice
- concern oneself with
- devote oneself to
- direct to
- occupy oneself with
(Petition), verb
- appeal
- call upon
- enter a plea
- enter a suit for
- plead
- prepare a complaint
- prepare a formal request
- prepare a petition
- seek redress
- Associated Concepts: address the court
(Talk to), verb
- appeal
- call upon
- enter a plea
- enter a suit for
- plead
- prepare a complaint
- prepare a formal request
- prepare a petition
- seek redress
- Associated Concepts: address the court
noun
- abode
- box number
- domicile
- dwelling
- dwelling place
- habitation
- headquarters
- home
- inhabitancy
- in scriptio
- legal residence
- locus
- lodging
- lodging place
- lodgment
- place of business
- residence
- seat
- street number
- Associated Concepts: business address
- last known address
- local address
- office address
- post office address
- residence
Address in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
The name and residence of the drawee in a bill of exchange.
Note: This legal definition of Address in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
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Meaning of Address
In this law dictionary, the legal term address is a kind of the Equity practice class.
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