in a judicial proceeding
121in re — /in riy/ In the affair; in the matter of; concerning; regarding. This is the usual method of entitling a judicial proceeding in which there are not adversary parties, but merely some res concerning which judicial action is to be taken, such as a… …
122persecutio — /parsakyuwsh(iy)ow/ In the civil law, a following after; a pursuing at law; a suit or prosecution. Properly that kind of judicial proceeding before the praetor which was called extraordinary. In a general sense, any judicial proceeding, including …
123refer — When a case or action involves matters of account or other intricate details which require minute examination, and for that reason are not fit to be brought before & jury, it is common to refer the whole case, or some part of it, to the decision… …
124contest — Noun: An attempt to defeat the probate of an instrument offered as a will, being inclusive of resistance to probate and an action or proceeding to set aside probate. 57 Am J1st Wills § 743; a technical term for a proceeding to cancel or defeat an …
125inquest of title — A trial of the title to goods levied upon by a sheriff; not a judicial proceeding or part of a judicial proceeding merely an inquest of office to indemnify the sheriff in making his return to the writ. 47 Am J1st Sher § 153 …
126proceedings — noun 1. (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked (Freq. 5) • Syn: ↑proceeding, ↑legal proceeding • Derivationally related forms: ↑proceed, ↑proceed ( …
127open court — n 1: a recorded judicial proceeding that is presided over by a judge and attended by the parties and their attorneys and that is convened for the purpose of conducting official business compare in camera 2: a session of a court that is open to… …
128WITNESS — (Heb. עֵד, one that has personal knowledge of an event or a fact. The evidence of at least two witnesses was required for convicting the accused (Num. 35:30; Deut. 17:6; 19:15; cf. I Kings 21:10, 13). Commercial transactions of importance took… …
