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  • Indicia

    (Lat.) Signs; marks. Conjectures which result from circumstances not absolutely certain and necessary, but merely probable, and which may turn out not to be true, though they have the appearance of truth. The term is much used in the civil law in a sense nearly or entirely synonymous with […]

  • Attachment

    Attachment

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Attachment Meaning of Attachment The seizure or taking of property for the purpose of placing same under the control of the court and held to satisfy a judgment to be obtained. Russell v Fred G. Pohl Co., […]

  • Bench Warrant

    A county , 321 P.2d 15, 157 C. A.2d287.

  • Capias Ad Respondendum

    A writ commanding the sheriff to take the body of the defendant, if he may be found in his bailiwick or county, and him safely keep, so that he may have him in court on the day of the return to answer to the plaintiff of a plea of debt, trespass, etc., as the case…

  • In Rem

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of In rem Meaning of In rem (Lat.) A technical term used to designate proceedings or actions instituted against the thing, in contradistinction to personal actions, which are said to be in personam. […]

  • Subpoena

    Subpoena in Law Enforcement Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of subpoena. Meaning of Subpoena in Spanish Description/ translation of subpoena into Spanish: citación (reclamar un juez o […]

  • Special

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Special Meaning of Special That which relates to a particular species or kind, or is confined to a particular person, object or class, opposed to general; as, special verdict and general verdict; special […]

  • Distrain

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Distrain Meaning of Distrain To seize goods by way of distress . To detain personal property from the rightful owner under color of some right or interest in the same. Also, the term denotes a common […]

  • Defendant

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Defendant Meaning of Defendant The party against whom relief o recovery is sought in an action or suit. Defendant Alternative Definition A party sued in a […]

  • Androgyny

    May refer to the state of being a hermaphrodite, but much more commonly it is used to describe sexually ambiguous appearance or behavior. Of this use, there are two principal variations. Androgyny may refer to anbigious or variable sexual behavior, i.e., sexual activity with members of […]

  • Marxist Feminism

    Definition of Marxist Feminism The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Marxist Feminism: A form of feminism which believes that women’s oppression is a symptom of a more fundamental form of oppression. Women are not oppressed by men or by sexism, but […]

  • Marxist Feminism

    Definition of Marxist Feminism The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Marxist Feminism: A form of feminism which believes that women’s oppression is a symptom of a more fundamental form of oppression. Women are not oppressed by men or by sexism, but […]

  • Fuck

    Grammar This term is a verb. Etimology of Fuck (You may find fuck at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). to have sexual intercourse with (transitive), until recently a difficult word to trace in usage, in part because it was omitted as taboo by the editors of the […]

  • Plea

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Plea Meaning of Plea An allegation made by either party in a litigation . A defendant ‘s answer of fact to the plaintiffs allegation. A plea in bar is one that goes to the merits of the case and denies […]

  • Toleration

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Toleration Meaning of Toleration (Lat.) In some countries, where religion is established by law, certain sects who do not agree with the established religion are nevertheless permitted to exist; and this […]