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appellee

appellee : the party to an appeal arguing that the lower court's judgment was correct and should stand compare appellant

allocatur

allocatur [Medieval Latin, it is allowed] : permission to appeal [granted in order to determine whether the lower courts were in error "City of Pittsburgh v. Commonwealth, 653 A.2d 1210 (1995)"] used primarily in Pennsylvania … allocatur [Medieval Latin, it is allowed] : permission to appeal [granted in order to determine whether the lower courts were in error "City of Pittsburgh v. Commonwealth, 653 A.2d 1210 (1995)"] used primarily in Pennsylvania

chief judge

chief judge : the principal, presiding, or most senior judge of esp. a lower level court or of a circuit

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Blackguard

The scullions and lower menials of a court or of a noblemans household who in a removal from one residence to another

Actuary

Actuary, a registrar of a public body. Also a clerk who registers the acts and constitutions of the Lower House of Convocation; or a registrar in a Court Christian. Especially a person skilled in calculating the value

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