An artificial channel into which water is let by a sluice. Specifically, a trench constructed over the bed of a stream, so that logs or lumber can be floated down to a convenient place of delivery. Webster. See Anderson v. Munch, 29 Minn. 416, 18 N. W. 192. … [Read more...] about SLUICEWAY
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SO HELP YOU GOD
The formula at the end of a common oath, as administered to a witness who testifies in chief. … [Read more...] about SO HELP YOU GOD
SMAKA
In old records. A small, light vessel; a smack. Cowell … [Read more...] about SMAKA
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Southern Reporter, 1st series (Bluebook … [Read more...] about So.
SMALL CLAIMS COURT
A specialized state court that resolves disputes involving smaller sums of money, usually up to a limit of $7,500 and $10,000. The parties appear without lawyers and it is much less formal. Witness testimony is easy to be provided and not subject to the typical rules of evidence, designed to be a simple court for non-lawyers to resolve their disputes. Execution on judgments are … [Read more...] about SMALL CLAIMS COURT