Relieving - Law Dictionary Search Results

in forma pauperis

form of a pauper] : as a poor person : relieved of the fees and costs of a legal action because

civil sanctions (as restitution or damages) [the acquittal does not relieve the corporation of civil liability for its fraud] see also

recognized the danger posed by it, a defendant is usually relieved of liability for failure to warn. 2 : not restricted

and relying on charity ;specif : a person who is relieved of the costs and expenses of a court proceeding because

release re·leased re·leas·ing 1 a : to relieve or free from obligation, liability, or responsibility [the debtor is

used in many jurisdictions when considering an insanity defense which relieves a defendant of criminal responsibility if at the time of

As with excusable neglect, showing evidence of unavoidable casualty will relieve a party from a default judgment or a time limit.

year-and-a-day rule : a common-law rule that relieves a defendant of responsibility for homicide if the victim lives

administered mostly to terminally ill patients especially cancer patients to relieve severe pain Its use is not universally accepted as good

The act or operation of cutting to relieve the structure in strangulated hernia