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One out of many; one composed of many (the motto of the United States, one government formed of many states).
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Retired from official active duties.
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The power of the government to take private property for public use through condemnation.
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"In the bench" or "as a full bench." Refers to court sessions with the entire membership of a court participating rather than the usual number. U.S. circuit courts of appeals usually sit in panels of three judges, but all the judges in the court may decide certain matters together. They are then said to be sitting "en banc" (occasionally spelled "in banc").
All the judges of a court sitting together. Appellate courts can consist of a dozen or more judges, but often they hear cases in panels of three judges. If a case is heard or reheard by the full court, it is heard "en banc."
"In the bench" or "full bench." Refers to court sessions with the entire membership of a court participating, rather than the usual quorum. U.S. courts of appeals usually sit in panels of three judges, but may expand to a larger number in certain cases they deem important enough to be decided by the entire court. They are then said to be sitting en banc.
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A book or series of books arranged alphabetically by topics containing information on specific areas of law.
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An order by the court telling a person to stop performing a specific act.
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A legally recognized organization.
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The act of inducing a person to commit a crime so that a criminal charge will be brought against him.
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A federal agency created to permit coordinated and effective governmental action to preserve the quality of the environment.
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By the thing itself.
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The guarantee in the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that all persons be treated equally by the law.
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Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases.
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Justice administered according to fairness; the spirit of fairness in dealing with other persons.
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Error made in printing.
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The process by which a deceased person's property goes to the state if no heir can be found.
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Money or a written instrument such as a deed that, by agreement between two parties, is held by a neutral third party (held in escrow) until all conditions of the agreement are met.
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The spirit which animates a collective body, as of the army or the bar.
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In the United States the title commonly appended after the name of an attorney. Abbreviated: Esq.
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To be.
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A person's property.
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