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claim [Old French, from clamer to call, claim, from Latin clamare to shout, proclaim] 1 a : a demand for something (as money) due or believed to be due ;specif : a demand for a benefit (as under the workers' compensation law) or contractual payment (as under an insurance policy) b : a paper embodying such a demand [filing a with the court] 2 : a title to something (as a debt or privilege) in the possession of another [assigned her to the proceeds] 3 a : a right to seek a judicial remedy arising from a wrong or injury suffered [a plaintiff who has been injured in an accident has…one for a broken arm, another for a ruptured spleen, and so forth "J. H. Friedenthal et al."] ;also : the formal assertion of such a right [bringing a in the district court] b : cause of action [a plaintiff stated a against a seller of applesauce when she alleged that her children…ate the applesauce…and were then so discomforted that they had to have their stomachs pumped "J. J. Whit...
bar
bar often attrib 1 a : the railing in a courtroom that encloses the area around the judge where prisoners are stationed in criminal cases or where the business of the court is transacted in civil cases compare bench, dock, jury box, stand b : court tribunal [the younger judge brought a fresh viewpoint to the ] 2 a : the whole body of lawyers ;esp : those qualified to practice in the courts of a particular jurisdiction [admitted to the Arizona ] [the bankruptcy ] compare bench b : the profession or occupation of lawyer c : bar examination [passed the ] 3 : something that prevents admission, progress, or action: as a : an intangible impediment, obstacle, or barrier [the restrictive covenant raised a racial ] [consent of the victim is a to conviction] b : the permanent preclusion of a claim or action esp. due to the loss of a previous suit based on the same cause of action and between the same parties [its earlier successful suit against the purchaser for the price was a to...
Sententia contra matrimoniam nunquam transit in rem judicatam
Sententia contra matrimoniam nunquam transit in rem judicatam (7 Co. Rep. 43), a sentence against marriage never becomes res judicata...
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