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ALLOYNOUR

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Fr. One who conceals, steals, or carries off a thing privately. Britt c 17. … [Read more...]

ALLEGATION

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The assertion, declaration, or statement of a party to an action, made in a pleading, setting out what he expects to prove. A material allegation in a pleading is one essential to the claim or defense, and which could not be stricken from the pleading without leaving it insufficient Code Civil Proc. Cal. … [Read more...]

ALLOCATUR EXIGENT

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A species of writ anciently Issued in outlawry proceedings, on the return of the original writ of exigent 1 Tidd, Pr. 128. … [Read more...]

ALLUVIO MARIS

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Lat. In the civil and old English law. The washing up of the sea; formation of soil or land trom' the sea; maritime increase. Hale, Anal. … [Read more...]

ALLEGATION OF FACT

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The document in which all of the facts are recited as part of a lawsuit which explains, in detail, what occurred in the course of dealing with the adverse party. … [Read more...]

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