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Rules of Court

Rules of Court, orders regulating the practice of the Courts; or orders made between parties to an action or suit. (1)

Temporary restraining order

Temporary restraining order, means a court order preserving the status-quo until a litigant's applica-tion for a preliminary or permanent injunction can be heard, Black's

Restraining Order

is superseded by the procedure under (English) R.S.C. Ord. XLVI., rr. 3-14, first made in1880. See DISTRINGAS. A court order prohibiting or restricting a person from harassing threatening, and sometimes even contacting or approaching another specified person,

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Injunction

The act of enjoining the act of directing commanding or prohibiting

Payment of Money into Court

Payment of Money into Court, i.e., the deposit of money with the official of or banker to the Court for the purpose of

Enjoinment

Direction command authoritative admonition

civil commitment

civil commitment : court-ordered institutionalization of a person suffering from mental illness, alcoholism, or drug addiction usually upon a finding that the

dismissal

the presentation of evidence by the defendant in·vol·un·tary dismissal 1 : the dismissal of an action by the court because of the plaintiff's failure to pursue his or her case 2 : the dismissal of an action

remand

Latin re- back + mandare to order] vt 1 : to return (a case or matter) from one court to another esp. lower court or from a court to an administrative agency [the judgment of the trial

sale

sale : a sale carried out to execute a judgment under authority of a judicial officer (as a court clerk) but not by court order forced sale : a sale of property ordered by a court in

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