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Judgment, arrest of
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Judgment, arrest ofPractice. This takes place when the court withhold judgment from the plaintiff on the ground that there is some error appearing on the face of the record, which vitiates the proceedings. In consequence of such error, on whatever part of the record it may arise, from the commencement of the suit to the time when the motion in arrest of judgment is made, the court are bound to arrest the judgment.
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Practice
The form, manner and order of conducting and carrying on suits or prosecutions in the courts through their various stages, according, to the principles of law, and the rules laid down by the respective courts.
Place
Pleading, evidence. A particular portion of space; locality.
When
1) At which time, in wills, standing by itself unqualified and unexplained, this is a word of condition denoting the time at which the gift is to continence. 2) The context of a will may show that the word when is to be applied to the possession only, not to the vesting of a legacy; but to justify this construction, there must be circumstances, or other expressions in the will, showing such to have been the testator's intent.
Court
A body in government to which the administration of justice is delegated.
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.
Plaintiff
The party who begins an action; the party who complains or sues in an action and is named as such in the court's records. Also called a petitioner.
Record
1) Evidence. A written memorial made by a public officer authorized by law to perform that function, and intended to serve as evidence of something written, said, or done. 2) To record. The act of making a record.
Suit
An action. The word suit in the 25th section of the judiciary act of 1789, applies to any proceeding in a court of justice, in which the plaintiff pursues, in such court, the remedy which the law affords him. An application for a prohibition is therefore a suit.
Time
Contracts, evidence, practice. The measure of duration., It is divided into years, months. days, hours, minutes, and seconds. It is also divided into day and night. 2) Pleading. The avertment of time is generally necessary in pleading; the rules are different, in different actions.
Motion
Practice. An application to a court by one of the parties in a cause, or his counsel, in order to obtain some rule or order of court
Arrest
To stop; to seize; to deprive one of his liberty by virtue of legal authority.
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Judge
An elected or appointed public official with authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law.
Judge advocate
An officer who, is a member of a court martial. His duties are to prosecute in the name of the United States, but he shall so far consider himself as counsel for the prisoner, after the prisoner shall have made his plea, as to object to leading questions to any of the witnesses, or any question to the prisoner, the answer to which might tend to criminate himself. He is further to swear the members of the court before they proceed upon any trial.
Judge's certificate
English practice. The judge who tries the cause is authorized by several statutes in certain cases to certify, so as to decide when the party or parties shall or shall not be entitled to costs.
Judge's notes
They are short statements, made by a judge on the trial of a cause, of what transpires in the course of such trial. They usually contain a statement of the testimony of witnesses; of documents offered or admitted in evidence; of offers of evidence and whether it has been received or rejected, and the like matters.
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.
Judgment debtor
One who owes money as a result of a judgment in favor of a creditor.
Judgment of divorce
A formal written document that states that a man and a woman are divorced. this is prepared by an attorney and presented to the court for the judge to sign. in some states and provinces, this is recognized a the divorce decree or decree of dissolution.
Judgment poll
English law. A record made of the issue roll which, after final judgment has been given in the cause, assumes this name.
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Judge's notes
They are short statements, made by a judge on the trial of a cause, of what transpires in the course of such trial. They usually contain a statement of the testimony of witnesses; of documents offered or admitted in evidence; of offers of evidence and whether it has been received or rejected, and the like matters.
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.
Judgment debtor
One who owes money as a result of a judgment in favor of a creditor.
Judgment of divorce
A formal written document that states that a man and a woman are divorced. this is prepared by an attorney and presented to the court for the judge to sign. in some states and provinces, this is recognized a the divorce decree or decree of dissolution.
Judgment poll
English law. A record made of the issue roll which, after final judgment has been given in the cause, assumes this name.
Judgment, arrest of
Judicature
The state of those employed in the administration of justice, and in this sense it is nearly synonymous with judiciary. This term is also used to signify a tribunal; and sometimes it is employed to show the extent of jurisdiction, as, the judicature is upon writs of error.
Judices pedaneos
Among the Romans, the praetors, and other great magistrates, did not themselves decide the actions which arose between private individuals these were submitted to judges chosen by the parties, and these judges were called judices pedaneos. In choosing them, the plaintiff had the right to nominate, and the defendant to accept or reject those nominated.
Judicial
Belonging, or emanating from a judge, as such.
Judicial admissions
Those which are generally made in writing in court by the attorney of the party; they appear upon the record, as in the pleadings and the like.
Judicial confessions
Criminal law. Those voluntarily made before a magistrate, or in a court, in the due course of legal proceedings. A preliminary examination, taken in writing, by a magistrate lawfully authorized, pursuant to a statute, or the plea of guilty, made in open court to an indictment, are sufficient to found a conviction upon them.
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Practice
The form, manner and order of conducting and carrying on suits or prosecutions in the courts through their various stages, according, to the principles of law, and the rules laid down by the respective courts.
Place
Pleading, evidence. A particular portion of space; locality.
When
1) At which time, in wills, standing by itself unqualified and unexplained, this is a word of condition denoting the time at which the gift is to continence. 2) The context of a will may show that the word when is to be applied to the possession only, not to the vesting of a legacy; but to justify this construction, there must be circumstances, or other expressions in the will, showing such to have been the testator's intent.
Court
A body in government to which the administration of justice is delegated.
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.
Plaintiff
The party who begins an action; the party who complains or sues in an action and is named as such in the court's records. Also called a petitioner.
Record
1) Evidence. A written memorial made by a public officer authorized by law to perform that function, and intended to serve as evidence of something written, said, or done. 2) To record. The act of making a record.
Suit
An action. The word suit in the 25th section of the judiciary act of 1789, applies to any proceeding in a court of justice, in which the plaintiff pursues, in such court, the remedy which the law affords him. An application for a prohibition is therefore a suit.
Time
Contracts, evidence, practice. The measure of duration., It is divided into years, months. days, hours, minutes, and seconds. It is also divided into day and night. 2) Pleading. The avertment of time is generally necessary in pleading; the rules are different, in different actions.
Motion
Practice. An application to a court by one of the parties in a cause, or his counsel, in order to obtain some rule or order of court
Arrest
To stop; to seize; to deprive one of his liberty by virtue of legal authority.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Judge
An elected or appointed public official with authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law.
Judge advocate
An officer who, is a member of a court martial. His duties are to prosecute in the name of the United States, but he shall so far consider himself as counsel for the prisoner, after the prisoner shall have made his plea, as to object to leading questions to any of the witnesses, or any question to the prisoner, the answer to which might tend to criminate himself. He is further to swear the members of the court before they proceed upon any trial.
Judge's certificate
English practice. The judge who tries the cause is authorized by several statutes in certain cases to certify, so as to decide when the party or parties shall or shall not be entitled to costs.
Judge's notes
They are short statements, made by a judge on the trial of a cause, of what transpires in the course of such trial. They usually contain a statement of the testimony of witnesses; of documents offered or admitted in evidence; of offers of evidence and whether it has been received or rejected, and the like matters.
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.
Judgment debtor
One who owes money as a result of a judgment in favor of a creditor.
Judgment of divorce
A formal written document that states that a man and a woman are divorced. this is prepared by an attorney and presented to the court for the judge to sign. in some states and provinces, this is recognized a the divorce decree or decree of dissolution.
Judgment poll
English law. A record made of the issue roll which, after final judgment has been given in the cause, assumes this name.
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Judge's notes
They are short statements, made by a judge on the trial of a cause, of what transpires in the course of such trial. They usually contain a statement of the testimony of witnesses; of documents offered or admitted in evidence; of offers of evidence and whether it has been received or rejected, and the like matters.
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.
Judgment debtor
One who owes money as a result of a judgment in favor of a creditor.
Judgment of divorce
A formal written document that states that a man and a woman are divorced. this is prepared by an attorney and presented to the court for the judge to sign. in some states and provinces, this is recognized a the divorce decree or decree of dissolution.
Judgment poll
English law. A record made of the issue roll which, after final judgment has been given in the cause, assumes this name.
Judgment, arrest of
Judicature
The state of those employed in the administration of justice, and in this sense it is nearly synonymous with judiciary. This term is also used to signify a tribunal; and sometimes it is employed to show the extent of jurisdiction, as, the judicature is upon writs of error.
Judices pedaneos
Among the Romans, the praetors, and other great magistrates, did not themselves decide the actions which arose between private individuals these were submitted to judges chosen by the parties, and these judges were called judices pedaneos. In choosing them, the plaintiff had the right to nominate, and the defendant to accept or reject those nominated.
Judicial
Belonging, or emanating from a judge, as such.
Judicial admissions
Those which are generally made in writing in court by the attorney of the party; they appear upon the record, as in the pleadings and the like.
Judicial confessions
Criminal law. Those voluntarily made before a magistrate, or in a court, in the due course of legal proceedings. A preliminary examination, taken in writing, by a magistrate lawfully authorized, pursuant to a statute, or the plea of guilty, made in open court to an indictment, are sufficient to found a conviction upon them.
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