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Of or pertaining to the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

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pleading

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Every legal document filed in a lawsuit, petition, motion and/or hearing, including complaint, petition, answer, demurrer, motion, declaration, and memorandum of points and ...

jurisdiction

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Jurisdiction generally describes any authority over a certain area or certain persons. In the law, jurisdiction sometimes refers to a particular geographic area containing a ...

informed consent

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Agreement to do something or to allow something to happen only after all the relevant facts are known.

aliment

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Make provision for the maintenance of, provide alimony for.

atty.

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Atty stands for attorney, a person legally appointed by another to act as his or her agent in the transaction of business, specifically one qualified and licensed to act for ...