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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
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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transact
transact 1 : to carry on business 2 in the civil law of Louisiana : to settle a dispute by a transaction vt 1 : to carry to completion
transaction
action or activity involving two parties or things that reciprocally affect or influence each other 3 in the civil law of Louisiana : an onerous contract that is intended by the parties to prevent or end actual
try
law "U.S. Constitution amend. VII"] [in all actions tried upon the facts without a jury "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 52(a)"] 2 : to conduct the trial of : put on trial [if…the judge before whom
undivided
title "O. L. Browder et al."] [each spouse owns a present one-half interest in the community property "Louisiana Civil Code"] compare divided, entire
writ
were also in constant use for financial and political purposes of government. While the writ no longer governs civil pleading and has lost many of its applications, the extraordinary writs esp. of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, and
unfair competition
unfair competition : the common-law tort of passing off one's goods as another's ;broadly : any of various torts (as disparagement) that interfere with the business prospects of a competitor or injure consumers
United States attorney
United States and acts as the prosecutor in federal criminal cases and as counsel for the U.S. in civil actions within the federal judicial district to which he or she is assigned
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