Defend - Law Dictionary Search Results

Preserver

One who or that which preserves saves or defends from destruction injury or decay esp one who saves the life or character of another

equitable, or maritime claims a party has against the opposing party b : a joining of offenses or defendants in an indictment, information, or prosecution c : a formal answer (as denial of fact) to an issue

Patron

One who protects supports or countenances a defender

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depose

sworn affidavit 2 : to take testimony from esp. by deposition [plaintiffs…were entitled to experts retained by the defendants "National Law Journal"] compare examine vi : testify [the plaintiff deposed in person to many specific facts "Mintz

strike suit

suit : a derivative action based on no bona fide claim and brought with the intent to force defendants to settle out of court

sever

parts (as independent obligations) in order to treat each separately 3 a : to try (criminal offenses or defendants) separately in order to avoid prejudice b : to split (a criminal trial) into multiple trials in order

res ipsa loquitur

: 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 on the basis of circumstantial evidence if the accident was

premises

the preliminary part of a bill in equity that states the facts, names the wrongs, and identifies the defendants 2 : a tract of land with its component parts (as buildings) ;also : a building or part

pray

pray : to ask for [plaintiff s judgment against the defendants for actual damages] used esp. in pleadings vi : to make a request of a court esp. in

nolle prosequi

further in whole or as to one or more of several counts or one or more of several defendants compare non prosequitur

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