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  • 71court, trial — n. The level of court at which a civil or criminal case receives its first hearing. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 72court recorder — n. A court reporter who uses electronic recording equipment in his job. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …

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  • 73court commissioners — Persons appointed by a judge to find facts, to hear testimony, or to perform a specific function connected with certain types of cases. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. court commissioners …

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  • 74court of probate — A judicial body that exercises jurisdiction over the acceptance of wills as valid documents and over the management and settlement of the estates of minors or of spendthrifts, of mentally incompetent persons, and of habitual drunkards. Dictionary …

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  • 75court of admiralty — court of admiralty: admiralty Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 76Court of the Exchequer — Court of the Exchequer: exchequer (2) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 77law of admiralty — See: maritime law Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009. law of admiralty …

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  • 78Law Reports — the publications in which the decisions of the courts are recorded. It should, however, be appreciated that in the UK and in many other jurisdictions these are private publications rather than state operated. The publisher makes the reports more… …

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  • 79law agent — any person entitled to practise as an agent in a court of law in Scotland. Scottish solicitors are law agents. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 …

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  • 80Court of First Instance — (CFI) The forum for appeals against decisions made by the European Commission. The CFI has specific jurisdiction to review decisions imposing penalty payments or fines and, where appropriate, it may increase, reduce or cancel any such sanction.… …

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