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REFER

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1. To direct someone or to call attention to something. 2. To send to another for business or another matter, e.g. to refer a client to another attorney. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition 1. When a case or action involves matters of account or other intricate details which require minute examination, and for that reason are not fit to be brought before a jury, it is … [Read more...] about REFER

REFRESH ONES RECOLLECTION

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When a witness cannot remember the facts clearly but is provided a document in evidence that may assist the witness in recalling the facts. If the witness states that they recall the facts, the document is taken away and the witness is again asked questions about the issue. … [Read more...] about REFRESH ONES RECOLLECTION

REFEREE

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In practice. A person to whom a cause pending in a court is referred by the court, to take testimony, hear the parties, and report thereon to the court See Refer. Referee in bankruptcy. An officer appointed by the courts of bankruptcy under the act of 1898 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3418) corresponding to the "registers in bankruptcy" under earlier statutes having administrative … [Read more...] about REFEREE

REFEREE IN BANKRUPTCY

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Prior to 1978, the bankruptcy trustee appointed by the court was called the referee. … [Read more...] about REFEREE IN BANKRUPTCY

REFERENCE

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(A) contracts. An agreement to submit to certain arbitrators, matters in dispute between two or more parties, for their decision, and judgment. The persons to whom such matters are referred are sometimes called referees. (B) mercantile law. A direction or request by a party who asks a credit to the person from whom he expects it, to call on some other person named in order to … [Read more...] about REFERENCE

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