Opponent - Law Dictionary Search Results

Opponency

The act of opening an academical disputation the proposition of objections to a tenet as an exercise for a degree

Oppone

To oppose

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adversary's counterposition in an argument. Means ignorance of the conclusion to be proved. An advocate's misunderstanding of an opponent's position, manifested by an argument that fails to address the opponent's point; the overlooking of an opponent's counter

Cross buttock

A throw in which the wrestler turns his left side to his opponent places his left leg across both legs of his opponent and pulls him forward over his hip hence

Collusive proceeding and fraudulent proceeding

that the claimant has managed to obtain the verdict of the court in his favour and against his opponent by practising fraud on the court. Such a proceeding is started with a view to injure the opponent,

Fraudulent proceeding

that the claimant had managed, to obtain the verdict of the court in his favour and against his opponent by practicing fraud on the Court. Such a proceeding is started with a view to injure the opponent

Avoidance

which sense it is opposed to plenarty, Jac. Law Dict. Also the meeting, by new matter, of an opponent's pleading. See CONFESSION AND AVOIDANCE

VerbarSimiliter

The technical name of the form by which either party in pleading accepts the issue tendered by his opponent called sometimes a joinder in issue

Smothered mate

when movement of the king is completely obstructed by his own men This can only occur when an opponent moves a knight into a position to give a check to the king

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