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proprietor

Legal services; Courts

Owner; person who has legal right or title to anything.

advance sheets

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Paperback pamphlets published by law book publishers weekly or monthly which contain reporter cases, including correct volume number and page number. When there are sufficient cases, they are ...

immigrants

Legal services; Courts

Persons who come into a foreign country or region to live.

continuance

Legal services; Courts

Postponement of a legal proceeding to a later date.

oral argument

Legal services; Courts

Presentation of a case before a court by spoken argument; usually with respect to a presentation of a case to an appellate court where a time limit might be set for oral argument.

chief judge

Legal services; Courts

Presiding or administrative judge in a court.

best evidence

Legal services; Courts

Primary evidence; the best evidence available. Evidence short of this is "secondary." That is, an original letter is "best evidence," and a photocopy is "secondary evidence."