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party
one (as a person, group, or entity) constituting alone or with others one of the sides of a proceeding, transaction, or agreement [the parties to a contract] [a person who signed the instrument as a to the
respondent
respondent : one who answers or defends in various proceedings: as a : an answering party in an equitable proceeding b : a party against whom a petition
rule
regulating principle or precept 2 a : an order or directive issued by a court in a particular proceeding esp. upon petition of a party to the proceeding that commands an officer or party to perform an
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Adverse party
the term 'adverse party' connotes that party which has a right and opportunity to cross-examine in the first proceeding. This proviso, therefore, obviously protects the rights of the adverse party in the first proceeding and not the
Civil nature
it is defined as 'relating to private rights and remedies sought by civil actions as contrasted with criminal proceedings'. In law it is understood as an antonym of criminal. Historically the two broad classifications were civil and
Quo warranto
non-user or long neglect of a franchise, or mis-user or abuse of it, whereby it is forfeited. This proceeding was, until 1872, the one generally adopted for the purpose of trying the right to be elected to
Injunction
grant them), and injunctions, called 'common injunction,' were frequently granted by that Court to stay a suitor from proceeding in a Court of Common Law to assert a right which it was contrary to equity that he
Prohibition
motion, and the party applying is directed to declare in prohibition, setting forth concisely so much of the proceeding in the Court below as may be necessary to show the ground of the application; this procedure has
Prosecution
Prosecution, a proceeding either by way of indict-ment or information, in the criminal courts, in order to put an offender upon
Public Authorities, Protection of
the defendant a sufficient opportunity of tendering amends. These provisions only apply to an action, prosecution or other proceeding against any person for any act done in pursuance or execution or intended execution of any Act of
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