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Attachment of privilege






Attachment of privilege

English law. A process by which a man by virtue of his privilege, calls another to litigate in that court to which he himself belongs; and who has the privilege to answer there.

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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.

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.

Privilege
1) Civil law. A right which the nature of a debt gives to a creditor, and which entitles him to be preferred before other creditors. 2) Maritime law. An allowance to the master of a ship of the general nature with primage, being compensation or rather a gratuity customary in certain trades, and which the law assumes to be a fair and equitable allowance, because the contract on both sides is made under the knowledge such usage by the parties. 3) Rights. This word, taken its active sense, is a particular law, or a particular disposition of the law, which grants certain special prerogatives to some persons, contrary to common right. In its passive sense, it is the same prerogative granted by the same particular law.

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

Answer
Practice. The declaration of a fact by a witness after a question has been put asking for it.



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Attache
Connected with, attached to. This word is used to signify those persons who are attached to a foreign legation. An attache is a public minister which protects from violence "the person of an ambassador or other public minister."

Attachment
Crim. law, practice. A writ requiring a sheriff to apprehend a particular person, who has been guilty of. a contempt of court, and to bring the offender before the court.

Attainder
English criminal law. Attinctura, the stain or corruption of blood which arises from being condemned for any crime.

Attaint
English law. 1) Atinctus, attainted, stained, or blackened. 2) A writ which lies to inquire whether a jury of twelve men gave a false verdict.



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Attache
Connected with, attached to. This word is used to signify those persons who are attached to a foreign legation. An attache is a public minister which protects from violence "the person of an ambassador or other public minister."

Attachment
Crim. law, practice. A writ requiring a sheriff to apprehend a particular person, who has been guilty of. a contempt of court, and to bring the offender before the court.

Attachment of privilege

Attainder
English criminal law. Attinctura, the stain or corruption of blood which arises from being condemned for any crime.

Attaint
English law. 1) Atinctus, attainted, stained, or blackened. 2) A writ which lies to inquire whether a jury of twelve men gave a false verdict.

Attempt
An endeavor or effort to do an act or accomplish a crime, carries beyond preparation, but lacking execution.

Attendant
One who owes a duty or service to another, or in some sort depends upon him.

Attentat
In the language of the civil and canon laws, is anything whatsoever in the suit by the judge a quo, pending an appeal.

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