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Cause of action

to sue. The material facts which are imperative for the suitor to allege and prove constitute the cause of action. It

Obtaining

connotes an element of effort on the part of the suitor or the applicant, State of Bihar v. Md. Ismail, AIR

Nemo pott esse simul actor et judex

judex. Broom's Leg. Max, (No one can be at once suitor and judge.)

Libellee

Libellee, the suitor-defendant against whom a libel has been filed.

Libellant

Libellant, the suitor-plaintiff who files a libel in an ecclesiastical case.

Injunction

injunction,' were frequently granted by that Court to stay a suitor from proceeding in a Court of Common Law to assert

Contempt of court

the latter is the attempting by intimidation to cause any suitor to discontinue his action, kidnapping or corrupting witnesses or attempting

Common Law

was formerly enshrined in the memory of legal practitioners and suitors in the Courts; it is now recorded in the voluminous

Court-leet

in the leet are inquired of and presented by the suitors of the court, sworn and charged as a jury for

Equity

the litigants, Equity insists upon the conscientious obligations of the suitors; and by adjudicating in personam, may compel specific performance (see

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