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Foreign Attachment
Foreign Attachment, a custom which prevails in the city of London, whereby a debt owing to a defendant, sued in the Court of the Mayor or Sheriff, may be attached in the hands of the debtor....
Libel
consists in using language which others knowing the circumstances would reasonably think to be defamatory of the person complaining of any injured by it.' The term also legally includes such writings as are of a blasphemous, treasonable,
Existence or extent of a legal right
Existence or extent of a legal right, Ordinarily and generally, in any suit including the one under art. 131 the competition is between the legal right of the plaintiff and the defendant. But primarily, and almost...
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Discovery
to disclose the fact, or discover the document, upon his oath, in his answer to a bill of complaint, filed by the opposite party, called a bill of discovery, which was an original bill. Sir James Wigram,
res ipsa loquitur
res ipsa loquitur Latin, the thing speaks for itself] : a doctrine or rule of evidence in tort law that permits an inference or presumption that a defendant was negligent in an accident injuring the plaintiff...
party
action for all or part of the plaintiff's claim and against whom the defendant may bring a third-party complaint 2 : a person who is not a party to an action but who is or may be
Mary Carter agreement
Mary Carter agreement [from Booth v. Mary Carter Paint Co., 202 So. 2d 8 (1967), Florida appeals court case that popularized the agreement] : a secret agreement between a plaintiff and one or more but not...
liability
liability pl: -ties 1 : the quality or state of being liable 2 : something for which one is liable: as a : a financial obligation : debt [tax ] [the bonds are liabilities] compare asset...
civil case
civil case a lawsuit brought by a party (the plaintiff) against another party (the defendant) claiming that the defendant failed to carry out a legal duty owed to the plaintiff and that the defendant's breach of...
bill
have been abandoned in favor of interpleader as described in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 22. bill of complaint : complaint used esp. in equity actions bill of costs : a bill setting forth the expenses in
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