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realign
ultimate interests of the parties involved in a suit, the court might choose to realign the plaintiffs and defendants so that, for example, one of the defendants becomes a plaintiff. re·align·ment n
respondent
respondent : one who answers or defends in various proceedings: as a : an answering party in an equitable proceeding b : a party against
Elegit
A judicial writ of execution by which a defendants goods are appraised and delivered to the plaintiff and if not sufficient to satisfy the debt all of
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Protector
One who or that which defends or shields from injury evil oppression etc a defender a guardian a patron
Defence
Defence [fr. defensio, Lat.], popularly a justification, protection, or guard; in law, a denial by the defendant of the truth or validity of the plaintiff's complaint. In Civil matters, a defence (which is always in
Defendemus
Defendemus (we will defend), a word used in grants and donations, which binds the donor and his heirs to
In forma pauperis
discretionary indulgence was confined to plaintiffs at Common Law, but was extended by Courts of (English) Equity to defendants. The statute 11 Hen. 7, c. 12, is repealed by the Statute Law Revision and Civil Procedure Act,
Nolle prosequi
proceed in a suit altogether, or as to some part of it, or as to some of the defendants. It differed from a non pros., which put a plaintiff out of Court with respect to all the
Restitutio in integrum
they were enriched by being his heredes. If he were sued in respect of the transaction, he could defend himself by an exceptio quod metus causa. The actio quod metus was given by the pr'tor, L. Octavius,
Settlement credit
means a court's reduction of the amount of a jury verdict-or the effect of the verdict on non-settling defendants-to account for settlement funds the plaintiff has received from former defendants or from other responsible parties, Black's Law
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