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Latin: In the civil and canon law. The defendant in an action or suit. A person judicially accused of a criine; a person criminally proceeded against. Halll-fax, Civil Law, b. 3, c 13, no. 7. A party to a suit, whether plaintiff or de: fendant; a litigant This was the ancient sense of the word. Calvin. A party to a contract. Reus stipulandi, a party stipulating; the party who … [Read more...]
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A retrospective law is one that is to take effect, in point of time, before it was passed. 2. Whenever a law of this kind impairs the obligation of contracts, it is void. 3 Dall. 391. But laws which only vary the remedies, divest no right, but merely cure a defect in proceedings otherwise fair, are valid. … [Read more...]
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To refile and litigate a case again, usually used in criminal law when a case was dismissed without prejudice as a result of a hung jury or error during trial. … [Read more...]