Contributors in Courts

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power

Legal services; Courts

Authority to do. One has the power to do something if he is of legal age. Also, used as "powers," the term refers to authority granted by one person to another, i.e., powers given an executor in a ...

legal texts

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Books that cover specific areas of the law, usually dealing with a single topic.

federal supplement

Legal services; Courts

Books which gives the government certain control and power to regulate discharge of pollutants into the nation's waters in an effort to achieve clean waters.

voidable

Legal services; Courts

Capable of being declared invalid; a voidable contract is one where a person may avoid his obligation, as a contract between an adult and a minor.

action case

Legal services; Courts

Cause, suit, or controversy disputed or contested before a court of justice.

jurat

Legal services; Courts

Certificate of person and officer before whom a writing is sworn to.

ex parte proceeding action

Legal services; Courts

Circumstances which render a crime less aggravated, heinous, or reprehensible than it would otherwise be.

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