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Suit or prosecution
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Suit
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malicious prosecution
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joinder
or an instance of joining: as a : a joining of parties as coplaintiffs or codefendants in a suit ;also : a joining of claims by one or more plaintiffs in a suit see also misjoinder compare … party has against the opposing party b : a joining of offenses or defendants in an indictment, information, or prosecution c : a formal answer (as denial of fact) to an issue tendered [moved for summary judgment after
Case, action on the
the case, see Malicious Prosecution; Negligence; Deceit; Libel; Slander; Seduction; Lights; Ways; Seducing From Service. A proceeding, action, suit or controversy at law or in equity, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.
alimony
gross : lump sum alimony in this entry alimony pen·den·te li·te [-pen-den-tē-lī-tē, -pen-den-tā-lē-tā] : alimony granted pending a suit for divorce or separation that includes a reasonable allowance for the prosecution of the suit called also temporary
Other legal proceeding
legal proceeding, the expression 'other legal proceeding' must be read ejusdem generis with the preceding words 'suit' and prosecution as they constitute a genus. The penalty and adjudication proceedings in question did not fall within the expression
Questman, or Questmonger
Questman, or Questmonger, means an instigator of a lawsuit or prosecution, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1260. Starter of law-suits or prosecutions; also a person chosen to inquire
Prerogative of mercy
that did not admit of being pardoned. In appeals (i.e., private accusations of felony) which were not the suit of the King, but of the party injured, the prosecutor might release, but the King could not pardon: … so as to prevent an abatement of it; though afterwards he might remit the fine, because though the prosecution is vested in the King of avoid multiplicity of suits, yet (during its continuance) this offence savours more
Complainant
Complainant, one who urges a suit or commences a prosecution against another.
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