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ARGUMENT LIST

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A list of cases put down for the argument of some point of law. … [Read more...]

ARMS

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Anything that a man wears for his defense, or takes in his hands, or uses in his anger, to cast at or strike at another. Co. Litt. 161b, 162a; State v. Buzzard, 4 Ark. 18. This term, as it is used in the constitution, relative to the right of citizens to bear arms, refers to the arms of a militiaman or soldier, and the word is used in its military sense. The arms of the … [Read more...]

ARGUMENT ON APPEAL

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The legal argument made on appeal that pertains to the issue being appealed from a lower court. A legal argument that is set before a court that aids it in making proper judgement. It will submit facts and points of law that will bolster its contention. … [Read more...]

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