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injunction

maintenance of the status quo between the parties prior to a final determination of the matter ;specif : preliminary injunction in this entry mandatory injunction : an injunction that compels the defendant to do some positive act

hearing

be suppressed on the ground that it was obtained as the result of an illegal search and seizure preliminary hearing : a hearing held after a criminal defendant's first appearance in court esp. for the purpose of

Decree

with regard to all or any of the matters in controversy in the suit and may be either preliminary or final. It shall be deemed to include the rejection of a plaint and the determination of any

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Final decree or judgment

Debtor, (1929) 2 Ch 146. See INTERLOCUTORY. As a result of the further inquiries conducted pursuant to the preliminary decree, the rights of the parties are fully determined and a decree is passed in accordance with such

Solicitor

ss. 6, 7, and the regulations of the Law Society under s. 26. They are three in number--the preliminary, the intermediate, and the final examination. The preliminary is held in each of the months of February, July,

Preamble

SCC 225: (1973) Supp SCR 1. Preamble' has been defined in the Oxford English Dictionary to mean 'a preliminary statement, in speech or writing; and introductory paragraph, section, or clause; a preface, prologue, introduction'. It has further

Suit of partition

of partition, means a judgment delivered by a court in a partition suit which is followed by a preliminary decree cannot be said to be a final judgment in the suit. Proceedings which parties may take pursuant

Reconnaissance operation

Reconnaissance operation, means any preliminary geo-scientific survey undertaken for the purpose of searching or locating mineral deposits. [Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation)

premises

premises 1 : matters previously stated: as a : the preliminary part of a deed that includes a description of the real estate and that precedes the habendum b

draft

draft 1 : a preliminary version of something (as a law) 2 a : a system for or act of selecting individuals from

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