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possession
possession : possession (as in adverse possession) that is antagonistic to the claims of all others (as a record owner) and that is carried out with the intention to possess the property exclusively notorious possession : possession
procès verbal
procès ver·bals [-bÄ lz] [French, literally, verbal trial] in the civil law of Louisiana : an official written record of a proceeding (as a judicial sale of property)
proceeding
hearing conducted by an administrative body c : a criminal prosecution or investigation 2 pl : an official record of things done or said
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pro hac vice
vice [Latin] : for this occasion [a motion to admit the attorney pro hac vice as counsel of record "Huff v. State, 622 So. 2d 982 (1993)"] used esp. when an out-of-state attorney is allowed to practice
preserve
H. Williamson"] b : to maintain for use or consideration at a later time esp. by keeping a record of [deposed the witness to her testimony] [a party has the option of preserving the objection raised "J.
present recollection refreshed
and enable the witness to testify about things newly remembered called also present recollection revived compare past recollection recorded
praecipe
does not require immediate judicial review, such as the issuing of a subpoena or the preparing of a record for appellate review. When addressed to a judge, as for jury instructions in some jurisdictions, a praecipe is
posting
from a book or file of original entry to the proper account in a ledger ;also : the record produced by such a transfer 2 : the actual crediting or debiting of an account (as in payment
nisi prius
assize previously come to the county from which the jury is to be returned] : a court of record that tries an issue of fact before a jury and a single judge : trial court ;also :
polygraph
polygraph : an instrument that records physiological pulsations ;esp : lie detector poly·graph·ic [pÄ -lē-gra-fik] adj
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