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Cassation
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CassationFrench law. A decision which emanates from the sovereign authority, and by which a sentence or judgment in the last resort is annulled.
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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.
Decision
Practice. A judgment given by a competent tribunal. The French lawyers call the opinions which they give on questions propounded to them, decisions.
Sovereign
1) A chief ruler with supreme power; one possessing sovereignty. It is also applied to a king or other magistrate with limited powers. 2) English law. The name of a gold coin of Great Britain of the value of one pound sterling.
Authority
Government. The right and power which an officer has in the exercise of a public function to compel obedience to his lawful commands.
Sentence
A judgment, or judicial declaration made by a judge in a cause. The term judgment is more usually applied to civil, and sentence to criminal proceedings.
Judgment
Practice. The decision or sentence of the law, given by a court of justice or other competent tribunal, as the result of proceedings instituted therein, for the redress of an injury.
Resort
The authority or jurisdiction of a court. The supreme court of the United States is a court of the last resort.
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Cassetur breve
Practice. That the writ be quashed. This is the name of a judgment sometime sentered against a plaintiff when he cannot prosecute his writ with effect, in consequence of some allegation on the defendant's part.
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Case
1) Practice. A contested question before a court of justicea suit or action a cause. 2) An agreement in writing, between a plaintiff and defendant, that the facts in dispute between them are as there agreed upon and mentioned
Case method
In fraud Investigation, a six-step process of gathering evidence in order to identify a Suspect.
Cases
General term for an action, cause, suit, or controversy, at law or in equity; questions contested before a court of justice.
Cash
Commerce. Money on hand, which a merchant, trader or other person has to do business with.
Cash-book
Commerce, accounts. One in which a merchant or trader enters an account of all the money, or paper moneys he receives or pays. An entry of the same thing ought to be made under the proper dates, in the journal. The object of the cash-book is to afford a constant facility to ascertain the true state of a man's cash.
Cassation
Cassetur breve
Practice. That the writ be quashed. This is the name of a judgment sometime sentered against a plaintiff when he cannot prosecute his writ with effect, in consequence of some allegation on the defendant's part.
Castigatory
Punishments. An engine used to punishwomen who have been convicted of being common scolds it is sometimes called the trebucket, tumbrel, ducking stool, or cucking stool.
Casting vote
Legislation. The vote given by the president or speaker of a deliberate assembly; when the votes of the other members are equal on both sides, the casting vote then decides the question.
Casual
What happens fortuitously what is accidental as, the casual revenue's of the government, are those which are contingeut or uncertain.
Casual ejector
Pratice, ejectment. A person, supposed to come upon-land casually, who turns out the lessee of the person claiming the possession against the actual tenant or occupier of the land.
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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.
Decision
Practice. A judgment given by a competent tribunal. The French lawyers call the opinions which they give on questions propounded to them, decisions.
Sovereign
1) A chief ruler with supreme power; one possessing sovereignty. It is also applied to a king or other magistrate with limited powers. 2) English law. The name of a gold coin of Great Britain of the value of one pound sterling.
Authority
Government. The right and power which an officer has in the exercise of a public function to compel obedience to his lawful commands.
Sentence
A judgment, or judicial declaration made by a judge in a cause. The term judgment is more usually applied to civil, and sentence to criminal proceedings.
Judgment
Practice. The decision or sentence of the law, given by a court of justice or other competent tribunal, as the result of proceedings instituted therein, for the redress of an injury.
Resort
The authority or jurisdiction of a court. The supreme court of the United States is a court of the last resort.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Cassetur breve
Practice. That the writ be quashed. This is the name of a judgment sometime sentered against a plaintiff when he cannot prosecute his writ with effect, in consequence of some allegation on the defendant's part.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Case
1) Practice. A contested question before a court of justicea suit or action a cause. 2) An agreement in writing, between a plaintiff and defendant, that the facts in dispute between them are as there agreed upon and mentioned
Case method
In fraud Investigation, a six-step process of gathering evidence in order to identify a Suspect.
Cases
General term for an action, cause, suit, or controversy, at law or in equity; questions contested before a court of justice.
Cash
Commerce. Money on hand, which a merchant, trader or other person has to do business with.
Cash-book
Commerce, accounts. One in which a merchant or trader enters an account of all the money, or paper moneys he receives or pays. An entry of the same thing ought to be made under the proper dates, in the journal. The object of the cash-book is to afford a constant facility to ascertain the true state of a man's cash.
Cassation
Cassetur breve
Practice. That the writ be quashed. This is the name of a judgment sometime sentered against a plaintiff when he cannot prosecute his writ with effect, in consequence of some allegation on the defendant's part.
Castigatory
Punishments. An engine used to punishwomen who have been convicted of being common scolds it is sometimes called the trebucket, tumbrel, ducking stool, or cucking stool.
Casting vote
Legislation. The vote given by the president or speaker of a deliberate assembly; when the votes of the other members are equal on both sides, the casting vote then decides the question.
Casual
What happens fortuitously what is accidental as, the casual revenue's of the government, are those which are contingeut or uncertain.
Casual ejector
Pratice, ejectment. A person, supposed to come upon-land casually, who turns out the lessee of the person claiming the possession against the actual tenant or occupier of the land.
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