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Deliverance, second, writ of

Deliverance, second, writ of. The judgment of non pros. In replevin at Common Law is, that the defendant shall have...

Detinue, an action by a plaintiff who seeks to recover the goods in specie, or on failure thereof the value...

Distributive finding of the issue. The jury are bound to give their verdict for that party who, upon the evidence,...

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Ejectment, the 'mixed' action at Common Law to recover the possession of land (which is real), and damages and costs...

Foreign Attachment, a custom which prevails in the city of London, whereby a debt owing to a defendant, sued in...

In pari delicto potior est conditio possidentis.-(In equal fault, the condition of the possessor is the more favourable.) Where both...

varied character. They are of fouprincipal kinds: (1) To commit offenders to trial before a judge and jury, upon being satisfied

Negligence, acting carelessly, a question of law or fact or of mixed fact and law, depending entirely upon the nature...

Trover [fr. trouver, Fr., to find]. This was a special action upon the case, properly called the action of trover...

Plea [fr. plee, Fr.]. this was the name of a defendant's answer of fact to a plaintiff's declaration; anciently a...

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