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Leading counsel
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Leading counselEnglish, law. When there are two or more counsel employed on the same side in a cause, he who has the principal management of the cause, is called the leading counsel, as distinguished from the other, who is called the junior counsel.
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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.
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.
Counsel
1) Advice given to another as to what he ought to do or not to do. 2) An officer of court. One who undertakes to conduct suits and actions in court. The same as counsellor. 3) Practice, Criminal law. In the oath of the grand jurors, there is a provision requiring them to keep secret " the commonwealth's counsel, their fellows, and their own." In this sense this word is synonymous with knowledge.
Employed
One who is in the service of another. Such a person is entitled to rights and liable to.perform certain duties.
Cause
1) Civil law. It signifies the delivery of the thing, or the accomplishment of the act which is the object of a convention. 2) It is the consideration or motive for making a contract. 3) Pleading. The reason; the motive. 4) Practice. A contested question before a court of justice; it is a Suit or action.
Principal
1) This word has several meanings. It is used in opposition to accessary, to show the degree of crime committed by two persons; thus, we say, the principal is more guilty than the accessary after the fact. 2) Contracts. One who, being competent to contract, and who is sui juris, employs another to do any act for his own benefit, or on his own account. 3) Criminal law. A principal is one who is the actor in the commission of a crime.
Leading
That which is to be followed; as, a leading case; leading question, leading counsel.
Junior
Younger. This has been held to be no part of a man's name, but an addition by use, and a convenient distinction between a father and son of the same name.
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Leader
An underwriter whose judgment is so respected by other underwriters that they will follow his lead in accepting a risk presented by the assured's broker. His syndicate or company will be the first to initial the slip presented by the assured's broker.
Leading
That which is to be followed; as, a leading case; leading question, leading counsel.
Leading case
A case decided by a court in the last resort, which settles a particular point or question. The principles upon which it is decided are to be followed in future cases, which are similar to it. Collections of such cases have been made, with commentaries upon them by White, by Wallace and Hare, and others.
Leading question
A question which suggests an answer; usually answerable by "yes" or "no". These are forbidden to ensure that the witness is not coached by their lawyer through his or her testimony. Leading questions are only acceptable in cross-examination or where a witness is declared hostile.
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Le roi s'avisera
The king will consider of it. This phrase is used by the English monarch when he gives his dissent to an act passed by the lords and commons. The same formula was used by the late king of the French, for the purpose.
Le roi veut en deliberer
The king will deliberate on it. This is the formula which the late French king used, when he intended to veto an act of the legislative assembly.
Leader
An underwriter whose judgment is so respected by other underwriters that they will follow his lead in accepting a risk presented by the assured's broker. His syndicate or company will be the first to initial the slip presented by the assured's broker.
Leading
That which is to be followed; as, a leading case; leading question, leading counsel.
Leading case
A case decided by a court in the last resort, which settles a particular point or question. The principles upon which it is decided are to be followed in future cases, which are similar to it. Collections of such cases have been made, with commentaries upon them by White, by Wallace and Hare, and others.
Leading counsel
Leading question
A question which suggests an answer; usually answerable by "yes" or "no". These are forbidden to ensure that the witness is not coached by their lawyer through his or her testimony. Leading questions are only acceptable in cross-examination or where a witness is declared hostile.
League
1) In criminal law, a league is a conspiracy to do an unlawful act. 2) In contracts it is applied to agreements between states. 3) A league is a measure of length, which consists of three geographical miles.
Leakage
The waste which has taken place in liquids, by their escaping out of the casks or vessels in which they were kept.
Leal
Loyal; that which belongs to the law.
Lease
A special kind of contract between a property owner and a person wanting temporary enjoyment and use of the property, in exchange for rent paid to the property owner. Where the property is land, a building, or parts of either, the property owner is called a landlord and the person that contracts to receive the temporary enjoyment and use is called a tenant.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
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.
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.
Counsel
1) Advice given to another as to what he ought to do or not to do. 2) An officer of court. One who undertakes to conduct suits and actions in court. The same as counsellor. 3) Practice, Criminal law. In the oath of the grand jurors, there is a provision requiring them to keep secret " the commonwealth's counsel, their fellows, and their own." In this sense this word is synonymous with knowledge.
Employed
One who is in the service of another. Such a person is entitled to rights and liable to.perform certain duties.
Cause
1) Civil law. It signifies the delivery of the thing, or the accomplishment of the act which is the object of a convention. 2) It is the consideration or motive for making a contract. 3) Pleading. The reason; the motive. 4) Practice. A contested question before a court of justice; it is a Suit or action.
Principal
1) This word has several meanings. It is used in opposition to accessary, to show the degree of crime committed by two persons; thus, we say, the principal is more guilty than the accessary after the fact. 2) Contracts. One who, being competent to contract, and who is sui juris, employs another to do any act for his own benefit, or on his own account. 3) Criminal law. A principal is one who is the actor in the commission of a crime.
Leading
That which is to be followed; as, a leading case; leading question, leading counsel.
Junior
Younger. This has been held to be no part of a man's name, but an addition by use, and a convenient distinction between a father and son of the same name.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Leader
An underwriter whose judgment is so respected by other underwriters that they will follow his lead in accepting a risk presented by the assured's broker. His syndicate or company will be the first to initial the slip presented by the assured's broker.
Leading
That which is to be followed; as, a leading case; leading question, leading counsel.
Leading case
A case decided by a court in the last resort, which settles a particular point or question. The principles upon which it is decided are to be followed in future cases, which are similar to it. Collections of such cases have been made, with commentaries upon them by White, by Wallace and Hare, and others.
Leading question
A question which suggests an answer; usually answerable by "yes" or "no". These are forbidden to ensure that the witness is not coached by their lawyer through his or her testimony. Leading questions are only acceptable in cross-examination or where a witness is declared hostile.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Le roi s'avisera
The king will consider of it. This phrase is used by the English monarch when he gives his dissent to an act passed by the lords and commons. The same formula was used by the late king of the French, for the purpose.
Le roi veut en deliberer
The king will deliberate on it. This is the formula which the late French king used, when he intended to veto an act of the legislative assembly.
Leader
An underwriter whose judgment is so respected by other underwriters that they will follow his lead in accepting a risk presented by the assured's broker. His syndicate or company will be the first to initial the slip presented by the assured's broker.
Leading
That which is to be followed; as, a leading case; leading question, leading counsel.
Leading case
A case decided by a court in the last resort, which settles a particular point or question. The principles upon which it is decided are to be followed in future cases, which are similar to it. Collections of such cases have been made, with commentaries upon them by White, by Wallace and Hare, and others.
Leading counsel
Leading question
A question which suggests an answer; usually answerable by "yes" or "no". These are forbidden to ensure that the witness is not coached by their lawyer through his or her testimony. Leading questions are only acceptable in cross-examination or where a witness is declared hostile.
League
1) In criminal law, a league is a conspiracy to do an unlawful act. 2) In contracts it is applied to agreements between states. 3) A league is a measure of length, which consists of three geographical miles.
Leakage
The waste which has taken place in liquids, by their escaping out of the casks or vessels in which they were kept.
Leal
Loyal; that which belongs to the law.
Lease
A special kind of contract between a property owner and a person wanting temporary enjoyment and use of the property, in exchange for rent paid to the property owner. Where the property is land, a building, or parts of either, the property owner is called a landlord and the person that contracts to receive the temporary enjoyment and use is called a tenant.
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