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Combat, Trial by single

Combat, Trial by single. See BATTEL.

Cross-action

Cross-action, a claim by the defendant against the plaintiff put forward in a separate action but arising out of the subject-matter of the first actionand before final judgment theein. Procedure by counterclaim (q.v.)

legal age

legal age : an age at which a person becomes entitled under the law to engage in a particular

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cross-action

cross-action : an action brought by a defendant in an existing action against a plaintiff or codefendant compare counterclaim, cross-appeal, cross-claim, third-party

legal aid

legal aid : aid provided by an organization established to serve the legal needs of the poor

Prosecution

Matched in: Term Prosecution

Lacuna in the prosecution

Matched in: Term Lacuna in the prosecution

Impeachment

Impeachment, a prosecution by the House of Commons before the House of Lords of any person, either peer or commoner, for

Pursuance

Pursuance, prosecution, process.

Sorcery

Sorcery. Prosecution for witchcraft, sorcery, etc., or for charging another with any such offences, is abolished by the Witchcraft Act,

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