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Pro
Pro [for, or in respect of], in the grant of an annuity, pro consilio, showing the cause of a grant, amounts to a condition; but in a feoffment or lease for life, etc.,
Nisi
a court's ex parte ruling or grant of relief) having validity unless the adversely affected party appears and shows cause why it should be withdrawn, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1068. Nisi. A decree, rule, or
Drop
Drop: When the members of a court are equally divided on the argument showing cause against a rule nisi, no order is made, i.e., the rule is neither discharged nor made absolute,
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Anticipatory search warrant
Anticipatory search warrant, means a search warrant based on an affidavit showing probable cause that evidence of a certain crime (such as illegal drugs) will be located at a specific
Absolute
only without notice to the other (ex parte), to be made absolute unless the other party succeed in showing cause why it should not be made absolute (discharged); but see also DECREE NISI.
procedural default
of state remedies) that bars federal esp. habeas corpus review of a case in the absence of a showing of cause for and prejudice from the failure or sometimes in the absence of proof that the bar
preponderance of the evidence
preponderance of the evidence ;also : the evidence meeting this standard [plaintiffs must show by a preponderance of the evidence that defendant's negligence proximately caused the injuries] compare clear and convincing, reasonable … the evidence meeting this standard [plaintiffs must show by a preponderance of the evidence that defendant's negligence proximately caused the injuries] compare clear and convincing, reasonable doubt
emotionless
no emotion unmoved by feeling Opposite of emotional as he kept his emotionless objectivity and faith in the cause he served … unsusceptible to destitute of or showing no emotion unmoved by feeling Opposite of emotional as he kept his emotionless objectivity and faith in the
Action of a writ
Action of a writ, a phrase used when a defendant pleads some matter by which he shows that the plaintiff had no cause to have the writ which he brought, although it may be that
Contramandatum
Contramandatum, a lawful excuse, which a defendant in a suit by attorney alleges for himself to show that the plaintiff has no cause of complaint, Blount.
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