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opinion
judicial or quasi-judicial authority or body regarding the effect of the law on a situation that does not present an actual controversy between parties [to answer questions which were not brought before this Court would be to
opening argument
opening argument Outline or summary of the nature of a case and of anticipated proof presented by attorney to jury at start of trial, before any evidence is submitted. Source: FindLaw
open
[the stock ed at par] 2 : to begin the trial of a case [defendant…has the option of presenting an opening statement immediately after plaintiff s "J. H. Friedenthal et al."]
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nuisance
convenience of the community and that is treated as a criminal violation [declared that the landfill was a present and prospective public nuisance and ordered…operations to cease "SCA Servs. v. Transportation Ins. Co., 646 N.E.2d 394 (1995)"]
not guilty by reason of insanity
insanity defense used in jurisdictions that require such a plea in order for an insanity defense to be presented 2 : a verdict rendered by a jury in a criminal case that finds that the defendant was
necessaries
as a : such goods, services, or expenses as are essential to the maintenance and support of a present or former spouse or of the child of divorced parents and for which one spouse or parent may
motion
judgment at judgment NOTE: Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, if matters outside of the pleadings are presented to the court when a motion for judgment on the pleadings is made, the motion will be treated
mortgage
stays the same general mortgage in the civil law of Louisiana : a blanket mortgage that burdens all present and future property home equity conversion mortgage : reverse mortgage in this entry judicial mortgage in the civil
moral turpitude
community 2 : a quality of dishonesty or other immorality that is determined by a court to be present in the commission of a criminal offense [a crime involving moral turpitude] compare malum in se NOTE: Whether
misconduct
for professional conduct ;also : an attorney's and esp. a prosecutor's use of deceptive or reprehensible methods in presenting a case to a jury d : impermissible behavior by a juror (as communicating about the case with
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