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Executed consideration

rule is, that if it were not at the precedent request, express or implied, of the promiser, but a merely voluntary

Fresh application

properties different from those proceeded against in the previous execution petition or asked for a relief substantially different from that asked

Suppliant

Suppliant, the actor in, or party preferring, a petition of right. See PETITION DE DROIT.

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Divorce

1925, for (a) adultery, (b) desertion for three years preceding petition, (c) cruelty, (d) incurable unsoundness of mind, and, on the

proceeding

collateral proceeding : a proceeding that concerns an order, motion, petition, or writ deriving from or sought in relation to another

Distress

goods; and enacts also that the goods must, at the request of the tenant or owner, be removed to a public

commitment

a family member or government agent) authorized by statute to petition for the patient's involuntary commitment. Some form of a hearing

current monthly income

from nondebtors and income from the debtor's spouse if the petition is a joint petition, but not including social security income

demand

demand 1 : a formal request or call for something (as payment for a debt) esp.

Noerr-Pennington doctrine

: a doctrine based on the First Amendment right of petition that exempts from antitrust liability the joint efforts of businesses

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