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cross-examination
Legal services; Courts

The questioning of a witness produced by the other side.

remittitur
Legal services; Courts

The reduction by a judge of the damages awarded by a jury.

commutation
Legal services; Courts

The reduction of a sentence, as from death to life imprisonment.

reply
Legal services; Courts

The response by a party to charges raised in a pleading by the other party.

right of way
Legal services; Courts

The right of a party to pass over the land of another.

due process of law
Legal services; Courts

The right of all persons to receive the guarantees and safeguards of the law and the judicial process. It includes such constitutional requirements as adequate notice, assistance of counsel, and the ...

contributory negligence
Legal services; Courts

The rule of law under which an act or omission of plaintiff is a contributing cause of injury and a bar to recovery.

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