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  • 91contestant — con·tes·tant n: one that initiates or participates in a contest Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. contestant I …

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  • 92Rebuttal — This article is about the legal concept, for a rebuttal used in informal logic, see counterargument .In law, rebuttal is a form of evidence that is presented to contradict or nullify other evidence that has been presented by an adverse party. By… …

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  • 93Vexatious litigation — is legal action which is brought, regardless of its merits, solely to harass or subdue an adversary. It may take the form of a primary frivolous lawsuit or may be the repetitive, burdensome, and unwarranted filing of meritless motions in a matter …

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  • 94Cornish hurling — A new Silver Ball with the motto Town and Country do your best inscribed on the band. This ball was used at St Columb Major Pub sign at St Columb Major Cornish Hurling or Hurling the Silver Ball ( …

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  • 95opponent — I. n. Antagonist, adversary, rival, competitor, enemy, foe, adverse party, opposer, opposite. II. a. 1. Opposing, antagonistic, adverse, repugnant, contrary. 2. Opposite. 3. Opposing, rival, emulous …

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  • 96direct examination — The first interrogation or examination of a witness, on the merits, by the party on whose behalf he is called. The first examination of a witness upon a matter that is not within the scope of a previous examination of the witness. Calif.Evid.Code …

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  • 97excusable — Admitting of excuse or palliation. Justifiable, pardonable, allowable, defensible. Tyler v. Cowen Const., Inc., 216 Kan. 401, 532 P.2d 1276, 1281. As used in the law, this word implies that the act or omission spoken of is on its face unlawful,… …

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  • 98factum — /faektam/ A fact, event, deed, act, doing. A statement of facts. Civil law. Fact; a fact; a matter of fact, as distinguished from a matter of law French law A memoir which contains concisely set down the fact on which a contest has happened, the… …

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  • 99he who seeks equity must do equity — This expression means that the party asking the aid of a court for equitable relief must stand in a conscientious relation toward his adversary and the transaction from which his claim arises must be fair and just and the relief must not be harsh …

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  • 100direct examination — The first interrogation or examination of a witness, on the merits, by the party on whose behalf he is called. The first examination of a witness upon a matter that is not within the scope of a previous examination of the witness. Calif.Evid.Code …

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