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STET PROCESSUS

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Stet processus is an entry on the roll in the nature of a judgment of a direction that all further proceedings shall be stayed, (i.e., that the process may stand,) and It is one of the ways by which a suit may be terminated by an act of the party, as distinguished from a termination of It by judgment,' which is the act of the court It was used by the plaintiff when he wished to … [Read more...] about STET PROCESSUS

STIPENDIUM

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Latin: In the civil law. The pay of a soldier; wages; stipend. Calvin. … [Read more...] about STIPENDIUM

Stetson L. Rev.

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Stetson Law Review … [Read more...] about Stetson L. Rev.

STEVEDORE

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A person employed in loading and unloading vessels. … [Read more...] about STEVEDORE

STEWARD

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This word signifies a man appointed in the place or stead of another, and generally denotes a principal oflicer within his jurisdiction. Brown. Land steward. See LAND. Steward of a manor. An important officer who has the general management of all forensic matters connected with the manor of which he is steward. He stands in much the same relation to the lord of the manor as an … [Read more...] about STEWARD

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