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dismissal

again unless the plaintiff has brought the same action already. b : the cancellation of an indictment, information, complaint, or charge NOTE: Under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 48, the attorney for the government may dismiss the

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

Abuse of process

frivolous or vexatious, see R.S.C., Ord. XXV., r. 4, and also VEXATIOUS ACTION and BILL OF PEACE. Second complaint would amount to abuse of process of court where first complaint was dismissed after considering evidence, Pramatha Nath

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answer

answer 1 : the defendant's written response to the plaintiff's complaint in a civil suit in which he or she may deny any of plaintiff's allegations, offer any defenses,

Judicial-tenure commissioner

Judicial-tenure commissioner, means a commission that reviews complaints against judges, investig-ates those complaints, and makes recommenda-tions about appropriate measures to the highest court in the jurisdiction,

Gravamen

Gravamen, the substantial grievance or complaint.

Doleance

Doleance, is in the nature of a complaint against the court for misconduct or negligence in refusing an appeal and leave to bring a doleance will

Discharge

incidents of 'discharge' and 'acquittal' are also different. An order of discharge in a warrant case instituted on complaint, can be made only after the process has been issued and before the charge is framed. S. 253(1)

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,

Duplex querela

of an appeal from the refusal of an ordinary to institute, to his next immediate superior. See DOUBLE COMPLAINT

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