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Law.a court order issued to a party in a lawsuit, directing that party to appear to give reasons why a certain action should not be put into effect by the court.
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show cause order
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show cause order — see order 3b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. show cause order n … Law dictionary
show cause order — noun law : an order from a court or judge to a litigant ordering him to appear at a stated time to give a good reason why a conditional order should not be made absolute or why something should not be permitted or done in the case * * * Law. a… … Useful english dictionary
show cause order — See order to show cause … Ballentine's law dictionary
show cause order — Court order, decree, execution, etc., to appear as directed, and present to the court such reasons and considerations as one has to offer why a particular order, decree, etc., should not be confirmed, take effect, be executed, or as the case may… … Black's law dictionary
order to show cause — see order 3b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. order to show cause … Law dictionary
show cause — verb present a case, present argument, present cause, present reason, show grounds for associated concepts: order to show cause Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 show cause … Law dictionary
show cause — (Eng law) To argue against the confirmation of a provisional order or judgement • • • Main Entry: ↑cause * * * Law produce satisfactory grounds for application of (or exemption from) a procedure or penalty … Useful english dictionary
Order to show cause — This article is about the legal order. For the NCAA form of sanction of the equivalent name, see show cause penalty. An order to show cause, in most Anglo Saxon law systems, is a type of court order that requires one or more of the parties to a… … Wikipedia
order to show cause — An order or rule of court made ex parte, citing an adverse party to appear before the court and show cause, if he can, why a certain thing shall not be done. 37 Am J1st Motions § 38. An alternative to notice of motion in bringing a motion on for… … Ballentine's law dictionary
show cause — To comply with a rule or order of the court to show cause by offering law and facts to influence the court in its decision of the point before it … Ballentine's law dictionary
