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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

United States Court of Federal Claims

United States Court of Federal Claims : a federal court having nationwide trial jurisdiction over claims against the United States see also federal circuit NOTE: The claims over which this court has jurisdiction include those based...

universal

universal 1 in the civil law of Louisiana a : encompassing or burdening all of one's property esp. causa mortis [granted him a

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universal successor

universal successor in the civil law of Louisiana : a successor (as an heir, universal legatee, or legatee under universal title) who succeeds

unworthy

unworthy : not meritorious ;specif in the civil law of Louisiana : being or relating to an heir who is deprived of the right to inherit

violate

violate -lat·ed -lat·ing : to go against (as a prohibition or principle) : fail to observe or respect [ a law] [civil rights were violated] [ due process] vi·o·la·tion [vī-ə-lā-shən] n vi·o·la·tive [vī-ə-lā-tiv] adj vi·o·la·tor [vī-ə-lā-tər]...

Chih hsien

China a district magistrate responsible for good order in his hsien which see and having jurisdiction in its civil and criminal cases

virile share

virile equally alloted share (as in an intestate inheritance), from Latin pars virilis, literally, male's share] in the civil law of Louisiana : an amount for which a solidary obligor (as a partner) is liable: as a

vulgar substitution

a minor who actually receives the testamentary gift but dies before reaching the age of majority] in the civil law of Louisiana : a testamentary disposition in which the person making the will names another person to

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

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