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Petitio LAW AND LEGAL
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Lat. In tbo civil law. The plaintiff’s statement of his cause of action to an action in rem. Calvin

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Ac Etiam LAW AND LEGAL

(Lat And also.) words used to introduce the statement of the real cause of action, in those cases where it …

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Actio LAW AND LEGAL

Lat In the civil law. An action or suit; a right or cause of action. It should be noted that …

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Actionare LAW AND LEGAL

L. Lat. (From actio, an action.) In old records. To bring an action; to prosecute, or sue. Thorn’s Chron.; whls-haw

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Agnomen LAW AND LEGAL

Lat. An additional name or title; a nickname. A name or title which a man gets by some action or …

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Cassetur Billa LAW AND LEGAL

(Lat That the bill be quashed.) In practlce. The form of the judgment for the defendant on a plea in …

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Cassetur Breve LAW AND LEGAL

(Lat That the writ be quashed.) In practice. The form of the judgment for the defendant on a plea in …

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Civilis LAW AND LEGAL

Lat Civil, as distinguished from criminal. Civilis actio, a civil action. Bract fol. 101b

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Clausum Fregit LAW AND LEGAL

L. Lat (He broke the close.) In pleadiug and practice. Tech-nical words formerly used In certaln actions

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Commodati Actio LAW AND LEGAL

Lat. In the civil law. An action of loan; an action for a thing lent. An actlon glven for the …

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De Arbitratione Facta LAW AND LEGAL

(Lat of arbitration had.) A writ formerly used when an action was brought for a cause which had been settled …

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Delictum LAW AND LEGAL

Lat. A delict, tort, wrong, injury, or offense. Actions ex delicto are such as are founded on a tort, as …

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Demissio LAW AND LEGAL

L. Lat A demise or letting. Chiefly used in the phrase ex demissione (on the demise), which formed part of …

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Detinet LAW AND LEGAL

Lat. He detains. In old English law. A species of action of debt, which lay for the specific recovery of …

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Do, Dico, Addico LAW AND LEGAL

Lat. I give, 1 say, I adjudge. Three words used in the Roman law, to express the ^extent of the …

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Ex Delicto LAW AND LEGAL

From a delict, tort, fault, crime, or malfeasance. In both the civil and the common law, obligations and causes of …

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Exhibitio Bilue LAW AND LEGAL

Lat Exhibition of a bill. In old English practice, actions were instituted by presenting or exhibiting a bill to the …

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Exigi Facias LAW AND LEGAL

EXIGI FACIAS. L. Lat. In English practice. A judicial writ made nse of in the process of outlawry, comraand-ing the …

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Lat. That you cause to have possession. The name of the process commonly resorted to by the successful party in …

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Ideo Consideratum Est LAW AND LEGAL

Lat. Therefore lt is considered. These were the words used at the beginning ef the eutry of judgment in an …

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Incipitur LAW AND LEGAL

Lat. It is begun; it be-gins. In old practice, when the pleadings in an action at law, Instead of being …

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