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civil law. The name of a citation, which issued when a party died pending a suit, against the heir of the defendant, or when the plaintiff died, for the heir of the plaintiff. Our bill of revivor is probably borrowed from this proceeding. … [Read more...] about CITATIO AD REASSUMENDAM CAUSAM

An action outside of the courtroom which defies or interferes with authority or police or an order of the court. … [Read more...] about CIVIL CONTEMPT

In practice. A writ issued out of a court of competent jurisdiction, commanding a person therein named to appear on a day named and do something therein mentioned, or show cause why he should not Proa Prac. The act by which a person is so summoned or cited. It is used In this sense, in American law, In the practice upon writs of error from the United States supreme court, and … [Read more...] about CITATION

A contract between two adults (of age of majority) pledging to provide legal rights and obligations as a result of their living together / cohabitation. The gender of the adults does not matter. … [Read more...] about CIVIL COVENANT OF SOLIDARITY

The reading of, or reference to, legal authorities and precedents, (such as constitutions, statutes, reported cases, and elementary treatises,) in arguments to courts, or in legal text-books, to establish or fortify the propositions advanced. Law of citations. See Law. Gitationcs non oonocdantur prinsquam enprtmatur super qua re fieri debet citatio. Citations should not be … [Read more...] about CITATION OF AUTHORITIES