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A slight difficulty raised without necessity or propriety; a cavil. 2. No justly eminent member of the bar will resort to a quibble in his argument. It is contrary to his oath, which is to be true to the court as well as to the client; and bad policy because by resorting to it, he will lose his character as a man of probity. … [Read more...]
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A term used in the civil law. A quasi-contract is the act of a person, permitted by law, by which he obligates himself towards another, or by which another binds himself to him, without any agreement between them. 2. By article 2272 of the Civil Code of Louisiana, which is translated from article 1371 of the Code Civil, quasi-contracts are defined to be the lawful and purely … [Read more...]
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Lat. In the civil law. A species of action allowed to a child who had been unjustly disinherited, to set aside the will, founded on the presumption of law, in such cases, that the parent was not In his right mind. Calvin.; 2 Kent, Comm. 327; Bell. … [Read more...]
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Latin: It runs upon four feet; it runs upon all fours. See ALL-FOURS. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
Latin: A plaintiff; complainant; Inquirer. … [Read more...]