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Plaint

Act, 2004, s. 2(c)] Means the statement in writing of a cause of action in which the relief claimed is sketched in detail. Plaintiff is the person presenting a plaint to get a relief from the court; … Plaint [fr. plainte, Fr.; querela, Lat.], the statement in writing of a cause of action. It is the first process in an inferior court in the

Extent

and after the sheriff's return, the debtor, if he dispute the debt, or a third person, if he claim the property set forth in the inquisition, may enter an appearance and plead to the extent; issue is … debt is in danger of being lost, the extent will be issued without a scire facias upon an affidavit of circumstances; and after the sheriff's return, the debtor, if he dispute the debt, or a third person,

County Courts

to address the Court as a solicitor, unless that person has signed and delivered to the Court a statement of his name and place of business and the name of the firm (if any) of which he is … absent. Jurisdiction.--The subject matters of the general jurisdiction are all personal actions where the debt, demand or damage claimed is notmore than 100l. except libel, slander, seduction, or breach of promise of marriage, ejectment where either the

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Claim

Matched in: Term Claim

Claim in respect of personal injuries

Matched in: Term Claim in respect of personal injuries

priority claim

Matched in: Term priority claim

Indorsement of claim

Matched in: Term Indorsement of claim

Pleading

Pleading. 1. In its general sense, the proceedings from the statement of claim to issue joined, i.e., the opposing statements of the parties. 2. Any part of these proceedings. The science

Innuendo

Innuendo [fr. innuo, Lat., to nod], a word used in statements of claim, indictments, and other pleadings, to ascertain a person or thing named before, or to connect an … Innuendo [fr. innuo, Lat., to nod], a word used in statements of claim, indictments, and other pleadings, to ascertain a person or thing named before, or to connect an expression with

slander

: defamation of a person by unprivileged oral communication made to a third party ;also : defamatory oral statements 2 : the tort of oral defamation [sued his former employer for ] compare defamation, false light, libel … person by unprivileged oral communication made to a third party ;also : defamatory oral statements 2 : the tort of oral defamation [sued his former employer for ] compare defamation, false light, libel NOTE: An action for

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