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hand down

hand down 1 : to deliver (the decision or opinion of an appellate court) to the proper office of an inferior court 2 : to make an official

juridical

[raises a question regarding trial] 2 : of or relating to law or jurisprudence : legal [nowhere in… opinions can we discover any overriding rule "Brown v. Superior Court of Sacramento Cty., 655 P.2d 1260 (1982)"]

letter ruling

: a ruling (as of a court or administrative agency) that is made in a letter (as an opinion or determination letter) ;also : determination letter at letter

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lie

action of battery would "Scott v. Bradford, 606 P.2d 554 (1979)"] [remedies for misrepresentation…will not for misstatements of opinion "W. L. Prosser and W. P. Keeton"] [appeals from the Tax Court to the…Circuit Court "D. Q. Posin"]

liquidated

: capable of being readily fixed, calculated, or ascertained as a sum esp. without dispute or reliance on opinion or discretion

memorandum decision

by the court stating a present or intended decision usually previously announced from the bench without an accompanying opinion

pass

pass 1 a : to issue a decision, verdict, or opinion [the Supreme Court ed on a statute] b : to be legally issued [judgment ed by default] 2

per

per : as stated by used to indicate the author of an opinion with which the majority of judges concur

persecution

persecution : punishment or harassment usually of a severe nature on the basis of race, religion, or political opinion in one's country of origin [claimed and sought asylum]

privilege

process privilege : a privilege exempting the government from disclosure (as in discovery) of government agency materials containing opinions, recommendations, and other communications that are part of the decision-making process within the agency executive privilege : a

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