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attorney-in-fact pl: attorneys-in-fact : an attorney who may or may not be a lawyer who is given written authority to act on another's behalf esp. by a power of attorney compare attorney-at-law ...
Attorney
Attorney [fr. tourne, Fr., or fr. attornatus, Medieval Lat., substituted], one who is appointed by another to do something in his absence, and who has authority to act in the place and turn of him by whom he is delegated. He is of two kinds.(1) Attorney at Law was a public officer belonging to the Superior Courts of Common Law at Westminster, who conducted legal proceedings on behalf of others, called his clients, by whom he was retained: he answered to the Solicitor in the Courts of Chancery, and the Proctor of the Admiralty, Ecclesiastical, Probate, and Divorce Courts. An attorney was almost invariably also a solicitor. The name 'Solicitor' was provided by the (English) Judicature Act, 1873, s. 87. The (English) Judicature Act, 1925, s. 215(2) provides that references in any enactment to solicitors, attorneys or proctors shall be construed as references to solicitors of the Supreme Court. see SOLICITORS.(2) Attorney in Fact, including all agents employed in any business or to do any ...
attorney
attorney pl: -neys [Anglo-French atorné legal representative, from past participle of atorner to designate, appoint, from Old French, to prepare, arrange see attorn ] : a person authorized to act on another's behalf ;esp : lawyer see also attorney-in-fact compare counsel ...
attorney-at-law
attorney-at-law pl: attorneys-at-law : lawyer compare attorney-in-fact ...
Relevancy and admissibility
Relevancy and admissibility, the expressions 'relevancy and admissibility' are used as synonyms but their legal implications are distinct and different for more often than not facts which are relevant may not be admissible, for example, communication made by spouses during marriage or between an Advocate and his client though relevant are not admissible; so also facts which are admissible may not be relevant, for example, questions permitted to be put in cross-examination to test the veracity or impeach the credit of witnesses, though not relevant are admissible. The probative value of the evidence is the weight to be given to it which has to be judged having regard to the facts and circumstances of each case, Ram Bihari Yadav v. State of Bihar, (1998) 4 SCC 517: AIR 1998 SC 1850 (1852). [Evidence Act, (10 of 1872), s. 3]...
frivolous
frivolous : lacking in any arguable basis or merit in either law or fact NOTE: In an attempt to discourage frivolous lawsuits, Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires the signature of an attorney or party on any pleading, motion, or other paper to certify that to the signer's knowledge it is grounded in fact and warranted by law or otherwise brought in good faith and not for an improper purpose. A court is authorized to impose sanctions for violation of the rule. ...
reciprocal exchange
reciprocal exchange : an unincorporated association in which members (as individuals, partnerships, trustees, or corporations) exchange contracts and pay premiums through an attorney-in-fact for the insurance of each other [liability of each member of the reciprocal exchange was limited to ten times the annual premium] called also interinsurance exchange reciprocal insurance exchange reciprocal interinsurance exchange ...
Judge Advocate, Judge Advocate-General
Judge Advocate, Judge Advocate-General. The Judge Advocate-General is an officer appointed by letters-patent under the Great Seal. He is under the orders of the Secretary of State for War to whom he acts as legal adviser. One of his functions is to review Court-martial proceedings. All general military courts-martial are attended by a judge advocate acting by deputation, either special or general, under the hand and seal of the judge advocate-general; or by a person appointed by general officers commanding the forces abroad, to execute the office of judge advocate. The duties of an officiating judge advocate at a Court-martial are to superintend the proceedings, to make a minute of the proceedings, and to advise the Court on points of law, of custom, and of form, and so far to assist the prisoner as to elicit a full statement of the facts material to the defence. The proceedings of general courts-martial held at home are trans-mitted by the officiating judge advocate to the judge advoc...
opinion
opinion 1 a : a belief stronger than impression and less strong than positive knowledge b : a formal expression of a judgment or appraisal by an expert see also opinion testimony at testimony compare fact 2 a : advice or evaluation regarding the legal issues involved in a situation given by an attorney to a client [an of title] called also legal opinion see also opinion letter at letter b : an advisory opinion issued by an authorized public official (as an attorney general) or a recognized body (as the American Bar Association) 3 a : the formal written expression by a court or judge of the reasons and principles of law upon which the decision in a case is based compare holding, judgment, ruling advisory opinion : a nonbinding opinion or evaluation of a court or other judicial or quasi-judicial authority or body regarding the effect of the law on a situation that does not present an actual controversy between parties [to answer questions which were not brought before this Court...
Opening statement
Opening statement, means at the outset of a trial, an advocate's statement giving the fact-finder a preview of the case and of the evidence to be presented, but not containing argument, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1118....
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