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show cause order
Matched in: Term show cause order
order to show cause
Matched in: Term order to show cause
order
prospective object of a legal action to show cause why that action should not take place called also show cause order pretrial order : a court order setting out the rulings, stipulations, and other actions taken at a pretrial … issued because of domestic violence] called also protection order protective order compare temporary restraining order in this entry show cause order : order to show cause in this entry tem·po·rary restraining order 1 : an order of brief duration
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Rules of Court
in the first instance; the second and third were either absolute in the first instance, or rules to show cause, commonly called rules nisi, which were made absolute after service unless good cause shown to the contrary, 2 … Rules of Court, orders regulating the practice of the Courts; or orders made between parties to an action or suit. (1) General
writ
a previous one alternative writ : a writ commanding one to perform a mandated act or else to show cause why the act need not be performed compare peremptory writ in this entry extraordinary writ : a writ … name of the English monarch from Anglo-Saxon times to declare his grants, wishes, and commands 2 : an order or mandatory process in writing issued in the name of the sovereign or of a court or judicial
Decree nisi
of the decree nisi and before the decree is made absolute, any person may, in the prescribed manner, show cause why the decree should not be made absolute by reason of the decree having been obtained by collusion … until after the expiration of six months from the pronouncing thereof, unless the Court by general or special order from time to time fixes a shorter time. (2) After the pronouncing of the decree nisi and before
Scire facias
know), a judicial writ, founded upon some record, and requiring the person against whom it is brought to show cause why the party bringing it should not have advantage of such record. The writ, though not abolished, is … resorted to in Chancery suits, when they became abated; but this mode became superseded in practice by the order of revivor, which see.
Extent
by a cire facias in order to bring the debtor into Court, and afford him an opportunity to show cause against it; but where the debt is in danger of being lost, the extent will be issued without
liability
have privity of contract with the seller or manufacturer called also product liability NOTE: A plaintiff usually must show that a defective product was the proximate cause of injuries, was defective at the time of purchase, and … cause of injuries, was defective at the time of purchase, and was used for its intended purpose in order to establish a products liability claim. secondary liability 1 : vicarious liability in this entry 2 : liability
Quod permittat prosternere
prosternere, the nuisance complained of; and, unless he so permits, to summon him to appear in court, and show cause why he will not. And this writ lies as well for the alienee of the party first injured, … quod permittat prosternere, the nuisance complained of; and, unless he so permits, to summon him to appear in court, and show cause why he will not. And this writ lies as well for the alienee of the
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