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A title given to Serjeants at law, who are called "Serjeants of the coif," from the coif they wear on their heads. The use of this coif at first was to cover the clerical tonsure, many of the practising Serjeants being clergyman who had abandoned their profession. It was a thin linen cover, gathered together in the form of a skull or helmet; the material being afterwards … [Read more...] about COIF

The challenge of another case or another court's ruling in the case at bar. Where a party will challenge the ruling of another state (e.g. a default judgment in California) which provided the right of the other party to bring an action in the current state (a collections case on that judgment in New York.) … [Read more...] about COLLATERAL ATTACK

Rules of ethics that govern attorney conduct. This includes all aspects of the practice of law including conflict of interest, honesty, duties of confidentiality. The Model Rules of Professional Conduct have been adopted by most states with regard to attorney conduct. … [Read more...] about CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

A house of entertainment where guests are supplied with coffee and other refreshments, and sometimes with lodging. Century Diet A coffee-house is not an inn. Thompson v. Lacy, 3 Barn. A Aid. 283; Pitt v. Laming, 4 Camp. 77; Insurance Co. v. Langdon, 6 Wend. (N. Y.) 627; Com. v. Woods, 4 Ky. Law Rep. 262. … [Read more...] about COFFEE-HOUSE

In the Roman law. An advocate or defender in a private cause; one who defended the cause of a person who was present. Calvin. Lex. Jurid. … [Read more...] about COGNITOR