Argue - Law Dictionary Search Results
Plead
Plead, to make an allegation in a cause; also to argue a cause in Court.
Moot
Moot [fr. gmot, emot, Sax., meeting together], to plead a mock cause; to state and argue a point of law by way of exercise, as was commonly done in the Inns of Court at
Moot-man
Moot-man, one of those who used to argue the reader's cases in the Inns of Court. See MOOT-CASE.
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Barrister
profession. Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 3(1), 4th Edn., Para 351, p. 271. Barrister, is a lawyer who argues cases before a British Court; especially one who is allowed to argue before a British High Court, Webster's
standing
justiciable controversy and usually has suffered or is threatened with actual injury [only one who already has can argue the public interest in support of his claim "Hawaii's Thousand Friends v. Anderson, 768 P.2d 1293 (1989)"] 2
Anacoenosis
Anacoenosis [fr. avakivwors, Gk.], a rhetorical figure, whereby we seem to deliberate and argue the case with others upon any matter of moment, Encyc. Londin.
moot court
moot court : a mock court in which law students argue hypothetical cases for practice
plead
plead plead·ed or: pled also: plead [pled] plead·ing [Anglo-French plaider to argue in a court of law, from Old French plaid legal action, trial more at plea ] vi 1
advocate
counsel, from ad to + vocare to call] 1 : a person (as a lawyer) who works and argues in support of another's cause esp. in court 2 : a person or group that defends or maintains
support
the interests or cause of b : to uphold or defend as valid or right c : to argue or vote for 2 : to provide with substantiation or corroboration [ an alibi] 3 : to provide
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