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levy
to make a seizure of real or personal property in a judgment debtor's possession [they might as a last resort on his merchandise "J. J. White and R. S. Summers"]
Supreme Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of Appeals :the court of last resort in West Virginia
justice
international "G. R. Winters"] 3 : judge ;esp : a judge of an appellate court or court of last resort (as a supreme court) [insults to particular s and threats of civil disobedience were bandied freely "R. H.
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intermediate court
intermediate court : a court (as an appeals court) beneath the court of last resort in a jurisdiction
high court
high court 1 : a court of last resort in the U.S. ;esp : supreme court 2 cap : high court of justice
associate justice
associate justice : a justice of a court of last resort who is not the chief justice
Departure
Departure [fr. decessus, Lat.], in pleading, when a party deserts the ground that he took in his last antecedent pleading and resorts to another. The rule against departure was necessary to prevent the retardation of the … Lat.], in pleading, when a party deserts the ground that he took in his last antecedent pleading and resorts to another. The rule against departure was necessary to prevent the retardation of the issue. By R.S.C. 1883,
Mortgage
the debt or loan, with interest and expenses, at any period within twelve (formerly twenty) years after the last recognition of the mortgage security by the mortgagee; and this because equity deems the non-compliance with the proviso … of paying a given sum of money, with interest thereon, at a certain time. This conditional assurance is resorted to when a debt has been incurred, or a loan of money or credit effected, in order to
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