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solidary
by community of interests, from Middle French, from Latin (in) solidum for the whole, involving all] in the civil law of Louisiana 1 : existing jointly and severally 2 : being a party to a solidary obligation
sound
sound 1 a : free from injury or disease : exhibiting normal health b : free from flaw, defect, or decay [a design] 2 a : free from error, fallacy, or misapprehension [based on judicial reasoning]...
special appearance
the court's assertion of personal jurisdiction over the party compare general appearance NOTE: Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the rules of states that have adopted it, the use of a special appearance to challenge
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star chamber
star chamber 1 cap S&C : an old English court abolished in 1641 that exercised wide civil and criminal jurisdiction under rules of procedure suited to the prerogatives of the king and that was marked
state
occupying a definite territory ;esp : one that is sovereign b : the political organization that has supreme civil authority and political power and serves as the basis of government see also compelling state interest at interest,
stipulate
demand a particular promise in an agreement used with for [may…assume or for obligations of all kinds "Louisiana Civil Code"] 3 : to agree respecting an aspect of legal proceedings used with to [stipulated to a dismissal
stipulation pour autrui
stipulation pour autrui [French, stipulation for other persons] in the civil law of Louisiana : a contract or provision in a contract that confers a benefit on a third-party
subrogate
R. S. Summers"] [the surety who pays the principal obligation is subrogated…to the rights of the creditor "Louisiana Civil Code"]
testimony
exception to the hearsay rule when the declarant is unavailable and if a predecessor in interest in a civil proceeding or the party against whom the testimony is offered had an opportunity and similar motive to develop
subrogation
subrogation 1 : an equitable doctrine holding that when a third party pays a creditor or obligee the third party succeeds to the creditor's rights against the debtor or obligor ;also : a doctrine holding that...
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