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LAY WITNESS

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A typical witness that is not an expert. … [Read more...]

LAWFUL

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Legal; warranted or authorized by the law; having the qualifications prescribed by law; not contrary to nor forbidden by the law. The principal distinction between the terms "lawful" and "legal" is that the former contemplates the substance of law, the latter the form of law. To say of an act that it is "lawful" implies that it is authorized, sanctioned, or at any rate not … [Read more...]

LAYE

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L. Fr. Law. … [Read more...]

LAWFUL DISCHARGE

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The release of a debtor in bankruptcy from his or her debts after doing everything reasonably possible to pay creditors. … [Read more...]

LAYING DAMAGES

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pleading. In personal and mixed actions, (but not in penal actions, for obvious reason,) the declaration must allege, in conclusion, that the injury is to the damage of the plaintiff; and must specify the amount of damages. 2. In personal actions there is a distinction between actions that sound in damages, and those that do not; but in either of these cases, it is equally the … [Read more...]

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