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reconvention
reconvention [French, from Middle French, from re- again, back + convention agreement between two parties] in the civil law of Louisiana : the act or process of making a counterclaim [judicial efficiency is served by requiring...
quasi-legislative
quasi-legislative : of, relating to, or being an administrative act, body, or procedure that is concerned with the promulgation of rules and regulations or the adoption of laws, charters, or orders and that is based on...
quasi
quasi [Latin, as if, as it were, from quam as + si if] : having such a resemblance to another thing as to fall within its general category [a quasi corporation] adv : in some significant...
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quasi [Latin, as if, as it were, from quam as + si if] : having such a resemblance to another thing as to fall within its general category [a quasi corporation] adv : in some significant...
provisional
change or nullification [a government] [ custody of a minor] 2 : of, relating to, or being temporary judicial acts or proceedings (as of attachment, injunction, or sequestration) allowed before final judgment to protect the interests of
plea bargain
a lighter sentence than the defendant would have received if convicted of the more serious charges. Source: Federal Judicial Center
proof beyond a reasonable doubt
proof beyond a reasonable doubt see burden of proof. Source: Federal Judicial Center
procès verbal
verbal trial] in the civil law of Louisiana : an official written record of a proceeding (as a judicial sale of property)
probate
will and testament of a deceased person ;broadly : the process of administering an estate b : the judicial determination that a will is valid 2 : the officially authenticated copy of a probated will 3 a
precedent
in time, order, arrangement, or significance see also condition precedent at condition compare subsequent [pre-səd-nt] n : a judicial decision that should be followed by a judge when deciding a later similar case see also stare decisis
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