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The services involving law-related matters such as the issuing of legal opinion,filing and pleading, as well as the issuing and defending of law suits among many others.
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evidence
Law; General law
It is the usual means of proving or disproving a fact or matter in issue. This information is presented to a judge to convince the court of the facts. Evidence can be oral, ...
examination in chief
Law; General law
The examination of a witness by the counsel that calls him to testify is called examination in chief.
excise
Law; General law
A tax levied by the Federal or State Government on the manufacture of goods within the country, sale of goods or services of a particular occupation.
execution
Law; General law
This legal term in a wider sense, refers to the enforcement of or giving effect to the judgments or orders of the courts. It can also mean carrying out of a death sentence.
executor
Law; General law
An executor is a person to whom the last will of a deceased person is, by the testators appointment, confided.
executory contract
Law; General law
A contract in which something is to be done after the contract is concluded.
ex parte
Law; General law
The Latin expression means 'for one party', where the court allows only one party to be present to pass an order for the benefit of that party itself. This is an exception to the ...
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