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SPECIAL COUNSEL

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An attorney who is specifically appointed to represent for a special purpose. … [Read more...]

SPATAE PLACITUM

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In bid English law. A court for the: speedy execution of justice upon military delinquents. Cowell. … [Read more...]

SPEAK

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This term is used in the English law, to signify the permission given by a court to the prosecutor and defendant in some cases of misdemeanor, to agree together, after which the prosecutor comes into court and declares himself to be satisfied; when the court pass a nominal sentence. In practice. To argue. "The case was ordered to be spoke to again." 10 Mod. 107. See IMPARLANCE; … [Read more...]

SPEAKER

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This is the official designation of the president or chairman of certain legislative bodies, particularly of the house, of representatives in the congress of the United States, of one or both branches of several of the state legislatures and of the two houses of the British parliament. The term "speaker," as used in reference to either of the houses of parliament signifies the … [Read more...]

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE

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The leader of the House of Representatives and who speaks on their behalf. … [Read more...]

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