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FIGURES

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Numerals. They are either Roman, made with letters of the Alphabet, for example, MIDCCLXXVI; or they are Arabic, as follows, 1776. 2. Roman figures may be used in contracts and law proceedings, and they will be held valid; but Arabic figures, probably owing to the case with which they may be counterfeited, or. altered, have been holden not to be sufficient to express the sum … [Read more...]

FILING FEE

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The fee charged in order to start the processing of a document or a lawsuit. The money is paid to the court when the summons and complaint are filed. Fees vary according to the type of case, the court, and other variables. … [Read more...]

FINAL DECREE

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A final judgment issued by a court of law. … [Read more...]

FIGURES OF SPEECH

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By figures of speech is meant that manner of speaking or writing, which has for its object to give to our sentiments and, thoughts a greater force, more vivacity and agreeableness. 2. This subject belongs more particularly to grammar and rhetoric, but the law has its figures also. Sometimes fictions come in aid of language, when found insufficient by the law; language, in its … [Read more...]

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