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In old practice. Without the consideration of the court; without judgment Fleta, lib. 2, c. 47, … [Read more...] about ABSQUE CONSIDERATIONS CURIAE

When a party uses the legal process inappropriately in order to inconvenience or harass another party other than for a bona fide settlement to dispute a claim. For example, one party may know it has no legal theory to win a dispute against a competitor. However, it will bring a claim to court in the hope of using its greater capital position to litigate the competitor into … [Read more...] about ABUSE OF PROCESS

Referring to an employee who is regularly late or fails to show for work. … [Read more...] about ABSENTEEISM

pleading. When the pleadings were in Latin these words were employed in a traverse. Without this. These are technical words of denial, used in pleading at common law by way of special traverse, to introduce the negative part of the plea, following the affirmative part or inducement. … [Read more...] about ABSQUE HOC

When two parcels of land or real estate touch each other or share a common boundary. To reach, to touch. In old law, the ends were said to abut, the sides to adjoin. Property is described as "abutting" on a street, road, etc, when it adjoins or is adjacent thereto, either in the sense of actually touching it or being practically contiguous to it, being separated by no more than … [Read more...] about ABUT