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An action or event that occurs, after an original act or event occurs that sets a series of events into motion, and before the end result. The original action and the end result remain connected even though another intervening action occurs. An event which occurs after a negligent or dangerous act that affects the chain of causation to the ultimate damages that result and thus … [Read more...] about INTERVENING CAUSE

French law. An act, or instrument, which contains the interrogatories made by the judge to the person accused, on the facts which are the object of the accusation, and the answers of the accused. … [Read more...] about INTERROGATOIRE

Such damages to an appellee as result from the delay caused by the appeal. See DAMAGES. … [Read more...] about INTERVENING DAMAGES

(A) Written questions that are sent to the opposing party to answer, which a party may answer or object on legal ground. Interrogatories occur pretrial and are to be answered under penalty of perjury. Court rules specifically regulate the amount and frequency of interrogatories and questions may be from form interrogatories which cover typical issues in common lawsuits and/or … [Read more...] about INTERROGATORIES

In international law. Intervention is such an interference between two or more states as may (according to the event) result in a resort to force; while mediation always is, and is intended to be and to continue, peaceful only. Intervention between a sovereign and his own subjects is not justified by anything in international law; but a remonstrance may be addressed to the … [Read more...] about INTERVENTION