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Adjective law






Adjective law

Also, procedural law. That body of law which governs the process of protecting the rights under substantive law.

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Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.

Body
A person.

Process
1) Practice. So denominated because it proceeds or issues forth in order to bring the defendant into court, to answer the charge preferred against him, and signifies the writ or judicial means by which he is brought to answer. 2) Rights. The means or method of accomplishing a thing.



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Additur
An increase by a judge in the amount of damages awarded by a jury.

Address
Chan. Pleading. That part of a bill which contains the appropriate andtechnical description of the court where the plaintiff seeks his remedy.

Ademption
Wills. The act of adeeming, which is revoking a gift mentioned in a will by destruction, or selling or giving away the gift before death.

Adhering
Cleaving to, or joining; as, adhering to the enemies of the United States.

Adhesion contract
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Adjournment
The dismissal by some court, legislative assembly, or properly authorized officer, of the business before them, either finally, which is called an adjournment sine die, without day; or, to meet again at another time appointed, which is called a temporary adjournment.

Adjournment-day
In English practice, is a day so called from its being a further day appointed by the judges at the regular sittings, to try causes at nisi prius.

Adjournment-day in error
In the English courts, is a day appointed some days before the end of the term, at which matters left undone on the affirmance day are finished.

Adjudication
Practice. The giving or pronouncing a judgment in a cause;a judgment.

Adjuncts
English law. Additional judges appointed to determine causes in the High Court of Delegates, when the former judges cannot decide in consequence of disagreement, or because one of the law judges of the court was not one of the majority.

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