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substitution
substitution : the substituting of one person or thing for another: as a in the civil law of Louisiana : a disposition not in trust by which a donee, heir, or legatee is charged
succeed
heir, who accepts, is considered as having ed to the deceased from the moment of his death "Louisiana Civil Code"] vt 1 : to follow in sequence and esp. immediately 2 : to come after as heir
sudden emergency doctrine
sudden emergency doctrine : a doctrine of tort law: a person who is confronted with a sudden and unexpected perilous situation not of his or her own making and who acts as would a reasonably prudent...
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summons
a written notification that one is required to appear in court: as a : a document in a civil suit that is issued by an authorized judicial officer (as a clerk of court) and delivered to a
suspensive
suspensive in the civil law of Louisiana 1 : having the effect of suspending [granted a appeal] see also suspensive condition at
synallagmatic
together with, at the same time as + allassein to change, exchange, barter, from allos other] in the civil law of Louisiana : bilateral
tacit
1 : implied (as by an act or by silence) rather than express [a admission] 2 in the civil law of Louisiana : arising by operation of law [a mortgage] tac·it·ly adv
universal successor
universal successor in the civil law of Louisiana : a successor (as an heir, universal legatee, or legatee under universal title) who succeeds
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
third possessor
third possessor in the civil law of Louisiana : one who acquires mortgaged property and is not personally bound for the obligation secured
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