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  • 61multiplicity of actions — n. Several lawsuits on the same matter brought by different plaintiffs against the same defendant; also called multiplicity of suits. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.… …

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  • 62Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe v. Morton — Court United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Full case name Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary, Department of the Interior, et al …

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  • 63Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Constr. Corp. — Cone Mem. Hosp. v. Mercury Constr. Corp. Supreme Court of the United States Argued November 2, 1982 D …

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  • 64sue — vb sued, su·ing [Anglo French suer suire, literally, to follow, pursue, from Old French sivre, ultimately from Latin sequi to follow] vt: to bring an action against: seek justice from by legal process vi: to bring an action in court Merriam… …

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  • 65try — vt tried, try·ing [Anglo French trier to choose, sort, ascertain, examine judicially, from Old French, to choose, sort] 1: to examine or investigate judicially no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United… …

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  • 66contend — I (dispute) verb altercate, argue, battle, be discordant, bicker, brawl, carry on an argument, challenge, clash, combat, compete, conflict, contendere, contest, contradict, decernere, differ, disaccord, disagree, discept, discord, dissent,… …

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  • 67relitigate — re·lit·i·gate /ˌrē li tə ˌgāt/ vb gat·ed, gat·ing vt: to litigate (a case or a matter) again or anew vi: to litigate a case or a matter again or anew re·lit·i·ga·tion / ˌli tə gā shən/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Web …

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  • 68prosecute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. urge, pursue, follow, continue, press; arraign, sue, indict, charge. See lawsuit, pursuit, accusation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To pursue] Syn. follow up, put through, execute, finish; see continue 1 .… …

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  • 69Discord — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Discord >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 discord discord discordance Sgm: N 1 dissonance dissonance cacophony want of harmony caterwauling Sgm: N 1 harshness harshness &c. 410 =>(Confused sounds) …

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  • 70allege — (v.) c.1300. It has the form of one French verb and the meaning of another. The form is Anglo French aleger, O.Fr. eslegier to clear at law, from L. ex out of (see EX (Cf. ex )) and litigare bring suit (see LITIGATE (Cf. litigate)); however… …

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