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STAY OF ACTION

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The delay or postponement of a case until the conclusion of a pending issue. … [Read more...]

STATUTI

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Rom. civ. law. From Constantine to Justinian, advocates, were arranged in two classes: viz. those called Statuti, and the supernumeraries. The Statute were those advocates whose names were inscribed in the registers of matriculation, and formed a part of the college of advocates. The number of advocates of this class was limited. … [Read more...]

STAY OF EXECUTION

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practice. A term during which no execution can issue on a judgment. 2. It is either conventional, when the parties agree that no execution shall issue for a certain period; or it is granted by law, usually on condition of entering bail or security for the money. 3. An execution issued before the expiration of the stay is irregular and will be set aside; and the plaintiff in … [Read more...]

STATUTORY

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Relating to a statute; created or defined by a statute; required by a statute; conforming to a statute. Statutory crime. See CRIME. Statutory dedication. See DEDICATION. Statutory exposition. When the language of a statute is ambiguous, and any subsequent enactment involves a particular interpretation of the former act, it is said to contain a statutory exposition of the former … [Read more...]

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