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devastavit

: mismanagement or waste of the assets in the estate of a deceased person by the fiduciary in charge of the estate (as the executor) 2 : a common-law writ seeking a remedy for devastavit … a deceased person by the fiduciary in charge of the estate (as the executor) 2 : a common-law writ seeking a remedy for devastavit

specialty

contract at contract 2 : a doctrine providing that a person extradited can be prosecuted only for the charges described in the order for extradition 3 : real property (as a parcel of land or esp. a

sheriff

English scīrgerēfa, from scīr shire + gerēfa reeve (king's agent)] : an official of a county or parish charged primarily with judicial duties (as executing the processes and orders of courts and judges) … : an official of a county or parish charged primarily with judicial duties (as executing the processes and orders of courts and judges)

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prior

prior 1 : earlier in time or order 2 : taking precedence (as in importance) [a lien]

points

if you get a mortgage for $95,000, one point means you pay $950 to the lender. Lenders frequently charge points in both fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgages in order to increase the yield on the mortgage and to

owelty

-ties [Anglo-French oelté equality, from Latin aequalitat- aequalitas] : a lien created or a pecuniary sum paid by order of the court to effect an equitable partition of property (as in divorce) when such a partition in

formal

solemnities or formalities esp. in order to be effective or valid under the law [received notice] [a criminal charge] 3 : being such only as a matter of form : nominal [a party to a lawsuit]

essential element

: an element of a tort or esp. a crime that must be alleged in the complaint or charging instrument (as the indictment) in order to make out a prima facie case

Which initiates any disciplinary proceedings

a member of the Service indicate that the initiation of disciplinary proceedings in the form of inquiry into charges is not the prerequisite of an order of suspension, P.R. Nayak v. Union of India, AIR 1972 SC

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