And thereupon [or thereof] he prays judgment. A clause at the end of pleadings, praying the judgment of the court in favor of the party pleading. It occurs as early as the time of Bracton, and is literally translated in the modern forms. Bract fol. 57b; Crabb, Eng. Law, 217. … [Read more...] about ET INDE PETIT JUDICIUM
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ETHICS
The accepted code of good conduct or generally accepted moral principles of a society. … [Read more...] about ETHICS
ET
And. The introductory word of several Latin and law French phrases formerly in common use. … [Read more...] about ET
ET INDE PRODUCIT SECTAM
And thereupon he brings suit. The Latin conclusion of a declaration, except against attorneys and other officers of the court 3 Bl. Comm. 295. … [Read more...] about ET INDE PRODUCIT SECTAM
ETIQUETTE OF THE PROFESSION
The code of honor agreed on by mutual understanding and tacitly accepted by members of the legal profession, especially by the bar. Wharton. Eum qui nocentem infamat, non est aequum et bonum ob eam rem condemnari; delicta enim nocentium nota esse oportet et expedit. It is not just and proper that he who speaks ill of a bad man should be condemned on that account; for it is … [Read more...] about ETIQUETTE OF THE PROFESSION