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SUBSTITUTIO HAEREDIS
Latin: In Roman law, It was competent for a testator after instituting a hares (called the "hatres institutus") to substitute auother (called the "haeres substitutus") in his place in a certain event. If the event upon which the substitution was to take effect was the refusal of the instituted heir to accept the inheritance at all, then the substitution was called "vulgaris." … [Read more...] about SUBSTITUTIO HAEREDIS
SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS
A constitutional prohibition against the infringement of personal liberties. According to the Fifth Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment, the substance and the content of the law must be reasonable and fair and may not be applied against an individual in an arbitrary, unfair or unreasonable fashion. Substantive due process concerns the law. Procedural due process concerns … [Read more...] about SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS
SUBSTITUTED SERVICE
Service to another person or party who is authorized to receive legal documents on behalf of the named party in the documents. When another form of the delivery of court documents occurs that is substituted for personal service, which is the practice of handing the legal papers directly to the person being served. Examples of substitute service are leaving the documents with an … [Read more...] about SUBSTITUTED SERVICE
SUBSTITUTION OF ATTORNEY
A document (or filing with the court) which states that a current attorney representing a client is being replaced with another attorney. … [Read more...] about SUBSTITUTION OF ATTORNEY