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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

Abbreviation for Crime In Moral Turpitude. … [Read more...] about CIMT

By this term is understood whatever is used in making payments, as money, bank notes, or paper which passes from hand to hand in payment of goods, or debts. … [Read more...] about CIRCULATING MEDIUM

Five (now seven) ports or havens on the south-east coast of England, towards France, formerly esteemed the most Important in the kingdom. They are Dover, Sandwich, Romuey, Hastings, and Hythe, to which Winchelsea and Rye have been since added. They had similar franchises, in some respects, with the counties palatine, and particularly an exclusive. Jurisdiction, (before the … [Read more...] about CINQUE PORTS