Tag: Lawsuit
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Discovery
Discovery in the United States A procedure used before civil trials that allows one party to obtain information about a case from the opposing party. Discovery assists litigants in civil suits prepare for trial. Evidence is basically gathered in three ways during discovery. The first is by […]
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Discovery
Discovery in the United States A procedure used before civil trials that allows one party to obtain information about a case from the opposing party. Discovery assists litigants in civil suits prepare for trial. Evidence is basically gathered in three ways during discovery. The first is by […]
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Impleader
Impleader in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982The process of bringing into an action a third party who may be liable to the defendant. See also parties to an action (in U.S. law). The purpose of impleader is to avoid a multiplicity […]
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Impleader
Impleader in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982The process of bringing into an action a third party who may be liable to the defendant. See also parties to an action (in U.S. law). The purpose of impleader is to avoid a multiplicity […]
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Lis Pendens
Lis Pendens in United States Lis Pendens Definition (Lat.) A pending suit. The control which a court has, during the pendency of an action, over property involved therein. Bennett, Lis Pendens, § 2. ' The property involved is the res. Its character remains fixed during the […]
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Lis Pendens
Lis Pendens in United States Lis Pendens Definition (Lat.) A pending suit. The control which a court has, during the pendency of an action, over property involved therein. Bennett, Lis Pendens, § 2. ' The property involved is the res. Its character remains fixed during the […]
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Fictitious Names
Fictitious Names in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982Names (either imaginary or only partly accurate) that are used temporarily in preparing legal papers in an action, with the express intention that the true names be substituted as […]
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Fictitious Names
Fictitious Names in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982Names (either imaginary or only partly accurate) that are used temporarily in preparing legal papers in an action, with the express intention that the true names be substituted as […]
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Expert Witness
Expert Witness in the United States A person who has special knowledge of a subject matter about which he or she is to testify in a legal proceeding. An expert witness is a person who has knowledge or expertise not usually found in the average person. Educational degrees may provide the basis […]
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Expert Witness
Expert Witness in the United States A person who has special knowledge of a subject matter about which he or she is to testify in a legal proceeding. An expert witness is a person who has knowledge or expertise not usually found in the average person. Educational degrees may provide the basis […]
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Joinder
Joinder in United States Joinder Definition A joining or uniting together ; persons or things together; as of several persons as plaintiffs or defendants in one suit, or of several causes of action, or counts, in one declaration. 1 Chit. PI. 8, 41, 64, 84, 199. Joinder in […]
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Intervenor
Intervenor in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982See parties to an action (in U.S. law).(Revised by Ann De Vries) What is Intervenor? For a meaning of it, read Intervenor in the Legal Dictionary here. Browse and search more U.S. and […]
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Malicious Prosecution
Malicious Prosecution in the United States Malicious Prosecution Definition A judicial proceeding instituted without probable cause (97 U. S. 642; 59 Ind. 500), and with malicious intent (7 111. App. 181; 30 N. Y. 625). While malice may be inferred by the jury from absence of probable […]
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Malicious Prosecution
Malicious Prosecution in the United States Malicious Prosecution Definition A judicial proceeding instituted without probable cause (97 U. S. 642; 59 Ind. 500), and with malicious intent (7 111. App. 181; 30 N. Y. 625). While malice may be inferred by the jury from absence of probable […]
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Demand
Demand in United States Demand Definition A claim; a legal obligation. Demand is a word of art of an extent greater in its signification than any other word except claim. Co. Litt. 291; 2 Hill (N. Y.) 220; 9 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 124; 6 Watts & S. (Pa.) 226. In Practice. A requisition or…