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121oath of calumny — Etymology: translation of Late Latin juramentum calumniae : an oath taken by a plaintiff or defendant that attests to the plaintiff s or defendant s good faith and to his conviction that there exists a good ground of action …
122The Crown — For other uses, see Crown (disambiguation). For the UK s state prosecution services, also referred to as the Crown , see Crown Prosecution Service, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, and Public Prosecution Service. For the public… …
123cross-claim — n. A claim brought by a party to a lawsuit against a co party, out of an occurrence that is part of the subject matter of the original action. See also counterclaim The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc.… …
124witness — wit·ness 1 n [Old English witnes knowledge, testimony, witness, from wit mind, sense, knowledge] 1 a: attestation of a fact or event in witness whereof the parties have executed this release b: evidence (as of the authenticity of a conveyance by… …
125negative pregnant — A denial of wrongdoing that implies the opposite by denying only a qualification of the allegation, not the allegation itself. For example, if a defendant who is accused of embezzling a million dollars in 2007 denies the allegation by saying, I… …
126Arlington Coalition on Transportation — The Arlington Coalition on Transportation (ACT) is a citizens group formed to oppose the construction of Interstate 66 through Arlington, Virginia. The focal activity of ACT was the conduct of a lawsuit filed against the Virginia Department of… …
127T. John Ward — Infobox Judge imagesize = 150px name = T. John Ward imagesize = caption = office = United States federal judge termstart = September 1999 termend = nominator = Bill Clinton appointer = predecessor = successor = Incumbent office2 = termstart2 =… …
128Courtroom — A courtroom is the actual enclosed space in which a judge regularly holds court. A small courtroom in Bern, Switzerland. The schedule of official court proceedings is called a docket; the term is also synonymous with a court s caseload as a whole …
