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Acts of sederunt






Acts of sederunt

In the laws of Scotland, are ordinances for regulating theforms of proceeding, before the court of session, in the administration ofjustice, made by the judges, who have a delegated power from the legislaturefor that purpose.

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Proceeding
In its general acceptation, this word means the form in which actions are to be brought and defended, the manner of intervening in suits, of conducting them, the mode of deciding them, of opposing judgments and of executing.

Court
A body in government to which the administration of justice is delegated.

Session
The time during which a legislative body, a court or other assembly sits for the transaction of business; as, a session of congress, which commences on the day appointed by the constitution, and ends when congress finally adjourns before the commencement of the next session; the session of a court, which commences at the day appointed by law, and ends when the court finally rises a term.

Administration
Government. The management of the affairs of the government; this word is also applied to the persons entrusted with the management of the publio affairs.

Power
This is either inherent or derivative. The former is the right, ability, or faculty of doing something, without receiving that right, ability, or faculty from another. The people have the power to establish a form of govemment, or to change one already established. A father has the legal power to chastise his son; a master, his apprentice.



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Acts of court
In courts of admiralty, by this phrase is understood legal memoranda of the nature of pleas.



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Active
The opposite of passive. We say active debts, or debts due to us;passive debts are those we owe.

Acton burnell
Statute of Vide de Mercatoribus.

Actor
Practice. 1) A plaintiff or complainant. 2)He on whom the burden of proof lies.

Actori incumbit probatio
On the plaintiff rests the proving - the "burden of proof".

Acts of court
In courts of admiralty, by this phrase is understood legal memoranda of the nature of pleas.

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Actual
Real; actual.

Actual damages
Reward of the actual loss resulting from a breach of contract, such as the disputed payments under the contract.

Actual fault or privity
A faulty act or omission of a party, or his knowledge of or complicity with the faulty act or omission of another for whose conduct he is responsible.

Actuarius
An ancient name or appellation of a notary.

Actuary
A clerk in some corporations vested with various powers.

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