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In French law. A writ served by the huissier pursuant to a judgment or to an executory notarial deed.. Its object is to give notice to the debtor that if he does not pay the sum to which he has been condemned by the judgment, or which he engaged to pay by the notarial deed, his property will be seized and sold. Arg. Fr. Merc. Law, 550. … [Read more...] about COMMANDEMENT

This phrase anciently used in the language of pleading and still surviving in some jurisdictions occurs at the commencement of a defendant … [Read more...] about COMES AND DEFENDS

This term refers to medical care designed to provide relief from pain and discomfort such as pain control drugs. … [Read more...] about COMFORT CARE

Ostensibly appearing as something which it is not, a deceptive appearance. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition That which has or gives color. That which is in appearance only, and not in reality, what it purports to be. Colorable alteration. .One which makes no real or substantial change, but is introduced only as a subterfuge or means of evading the patent or … [Read more...] about COLORABLE

A claim that appears valid and enforceable but is, in fact, invalid and not enforceable. … [Read more...] about COLORABLE CLAIM