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Lis pendens
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Lis pendensThe pendancy of a suit; the time between which it is instituted and finally decided.
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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.
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Lis alibi pendens
The defence that a lawsuit is pending elsewhere, between the same parties and concerning the same issues.
Lis mota
The cause of the suit or action. By this term is understood the commencement of the controversy, and the beginning of the suit.
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Liquidator
The liquidator is the person, other than the Official Receiver, responsible for dealing with the winding up of a company.
Lira
The name of a foreign coin. In all computations at the custom house, the lira of Sardinia shall be estimated at eighteen cents and six mills. Act of March 22, 1846. The lira of the Lombardo-Venitian Kingdom, and the lira of Tuscany, at sixteen cents. Act of March 22, 1846.
Lis
A suit; an action; a controversy in court; a dispute.
Lis alibi pendens
The defence that a lawsuit is pending elsewhere, between the same parties and concerning the same issues.
Lis mota
The cause of the suit or action. By this term is understood the commencement of the controversy, and the beginning of the suit.
Lis pendens
Lisbon rules
A set of rules on the assessment of damages in ship collisions (supra), prepared by the CMI and adopted at Lisbon in 1987. The Rules do not have the force of law, but are intended rather as guidelines for judges, arbitrators, insurers, average adjusters and others concerned with evaluating collision damages. They may also be chosen by the parties to a collision dispute, after it arises, to govern damage assessment.
List
A table of cases arranged for trial or argument; as, the trial list, the argument list.
Listers
This word is used in some of the states to designate the persons appointed to make lists of taxables.
Litera
Latin. letter; written character, Literœ. Letters, writings, documents.
Literal construction
A form of construction which does not allow evidence extrapolated beyond the actual words of a phrase or document but, rather, takes a phrase or document at face value, giving effect only to the actual words used. Also known as "strict" or "strict and literal" construction. Contrasts with liberal construction (which allows for the input from other factors such as the purpose of the document being interpreted).
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
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.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Lis alibi pendens
The defence that a lawsuit is pending elsewhere, between the same parties and concerning the same issues.
Lis mota
The cause of the suit or action. By this term is understood the commencement of the controversy, and the beginning of the suit.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Liquidator
The liquidator is the person, other than the Official Receiver, responsible for dealing with the winding up of a company.
Lira
The name of a foreign coin. In all computations at the custom house, the lira of Sardinia shall be estimated at eighteen cents and six mills. Act of March 22, 1846. The lira of the Lombardo-Venitian Kingdom, and the lira of Tuscany, at sixteen cents. Act of March 22, 1846.
Lis
A suit; an action; a controversy in court; a dispute.
Lis alibi pendens
The defence that a lawsuit is pending elsewhere, between the same parties and concerning the same issues.
Lis mota
The cause of the suit or action. By this term is understood the commencement of the controversy, and the beginning of the suit.
Lis pendens
Lisbon rules
A set of rules on the assessment of damages in ship collisions (supra), prepared by the CMI and adopted at Lisbon in 1987. The Rules do not have the force of law, but are intended rather as guidelines for judges, arbitrators, insurers, average adjusters and others concerned with evaluating collision damages. They may also be chosen by the parties to a collision dispute, after it arises, to govern damage assessment.
List
A table of cases arranged for trial or argument; as, the trial list, the argument list.
Listers
This word is used in some of the states to designate the persons appointed to make lists of taxables.
Litera
Latin. letter; written character, Literœ. Letters, writings, documents.
Literal construction
A form of construction which does not allow evidence extrapolated beyond the actual words of a phrase or document but, rather, takes a phrase or document at face value, giving effect only to the actual words used. Also known as "strict" or "strict and literal" construction. Contrasts with liberal construction (which allows for the input from other factors such as the purpose of the document being interpreted).
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