Search results for: “united states lawyers associations”
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Admission
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Admission Meaning of Admission (Lat. ad, to; mittere, to send). In Evidence. Concession or voluntary acknowledgment made by a party of the existence or truth of certain facts. As distinguished from a […]
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Disbar
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Disbar Meaning of Disbar Expel. Deprive of the privilege of practicing law. The term is most commonly used in relation to the expulsion of attorneys from their professional society thereby depriving them […]
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Disbar
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Disbar Meaning of Disbar Expel. Deprive of the privilege of practicing law. The term is most commonly used in relation to the expulsion of attorneys from their professional society thereby depriving them […]
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Business
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Business Meaning of Business Anything which occupies the time and attention and labor of men for the purpose of profit . The manner in which individuals make or earn a living. See Iowa-Illinois Gas & […]
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Bar
Hello Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bar Meaning of Bar In the ordinary court , the bar is a more or less imaginary barrier separating the bench and the front row of counsel ‘s seats from the rest of the court. In procedure a barrier […]
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Voir Dire
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Voir dire Meaning of Voir dire A preliminary examination of a witness or venireman to ascertain whether he is competent. Voir Dire Legal Definition “To speak the truth.” Questioning […]
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Condemnation
Sometimes used to indicate proceedingsj for taking property by right of ’eminent domain. In Admiralty. The sentence of a competent tribunal which declares a ship unfit for service. This sentence may be re-examined and litigated by the parties interested in disputing it. 5 Esp. 65 ; […]
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Court Of Common Pleas
In American Law. A court of original and general jurisdiction for the trial of issues of fact and law according to the principles of the common law. Courts of this name still exist in some of the states of the United States, and frequently have a criminal as well as civil jurisdiction. […]
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Blackstone
Sir William. Born July 10, 1723. In 1765 appeared the first volume of his commentaries. The other three volumes were published during the next four years. He died February 14, 1780. American lawyers, with few exceptions, since the Revolution, have drawn their first lessons in jurisprudence from […]
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Parallel Citation
The page on which a quotation or relevant passage appears, as opposed to the page on which the case or article begins…
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Federal Reporters
Reporters containing decisions of the federal courts:(1) United States Supreme Court – There are three separate sets that report the Supreme Court decisions: United States Reports (U.S., official), Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct., unofficial) and United States Supreme Court Reports, […]