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The place where electors cast in their votes. Heads; individuals; persons singly considered. A challenge to the polls (in capita) is a challenge to the individual jurors composing the panel, or an exception to one or more particular jurors. 3 Bl. Comm. 358, 361. … [Read more...] about POLLS

Latin: To put place, lay, or set Often used in the Latin terms and phrases of the old law. … [Read more...] about PONERE

Latin: In Roman law. A law enacted by the people; a law passed by an assembly of the Roman people, In the comitia centuriata, on the motion of a senator; differing from a plebiscitum, in that the latter was always proposed by one of the tribunes. … [Read more...] about POPULISCITUM

Legal points and legal authorities; the basis in law and fact that comprises of an argument in a lawsuit. Typically a memorandum of law I included with a brief made in a persuasive argument to court that lists all the statutes, relevant case law and precedent that supports the party's position in the case. … [Read more...] about POINTS AND AUTHORITIES

A question presented for the court which it declines to answer on the basis that another branch of government, the executive or legislative branch, is the more appropriate body to analyze the issues and formulate an answer. … [Read more...] about POLITICAL QUESTION