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past recollection recorded
exception to the hearsay rule allowing admission of such an account into evidence if the witness has insufficient present memory of the event or has no memory of having recorded it but is confident that the account
ore tenus
ore tenus [Latin, by mouth] : made or presented orally [ore tenus testimony] [evidence presented ore tenus]
opening statement
opening statement : a statement to the jury by trial counsel before the presentation of evidence that usually explains the nature of the case, the factual matters to be proven, and the
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letter of credit
letter of credit which is used to satisfy payment for merchandise and which usually requires the beneficiary to present a draft and some documentary proof (as of shipment or receipt of the merchandise) when making a demand
instant
instant : being under present consideration [the questions presented in the case]
instance
instance [French, from Late Latin instantia, from Latin, the fact of being present or impending, vehemence in speech, urgency, from instant- instans insistent, pressing, from present participle of instare to be
exhibit
to submit (as a document) to a court or officer in the course of proceedings ;also : to present or offer officially or in legal form 2 : to present to view or display outwardly ex·hib·i·tor n
quorum
quorum [Middle English, a select number of English justices of the peace formerly required to be present at sessions to constitute a lawful bench, from Latin, of whom, genitive plural of qui who; from the
dismissal
from a position or service 2 a : the termination of an action or claim usually before the presentation of evidence by the defendant in·vol·un·tary dismissal 1 : the dismissal of an action by the court because
closing arguments
closing arguments after all the evidence has been presented in a trial, lawyers' presentations summarizing the evidence and attempting to persuade the jury to draw conclusions favorable
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