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  • 71jurisdiction of the subject matter — The power of a court to hear and determine cases of the general class to which the action in question belongs. Schillerstrom v Schillerstrom, 75 ND 667, 32 NW2d 106, 2 ALR2d 271. A jurisdiction not dependent upon the state of facts which may… …

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  • 72plaintiff — plain|tiff [ pleıntıf ] noun count LEGAL someone who brings a legal case against someone else in a court of law. The person against whom the case is brought is called the defendant: COMPLAINANT …

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  • 73plaintiff in error — noun the party who appeals a decision of a lower court • Syn: ↑appellant • Derivationally related forms: ↑appellant (for: ↑appellant), ↑appeal (for: ↑appellant) …

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  • 74plaintiff — plaintiffship, n. /playn tif/, n. Law. a person who brings suit in a court (opposed to defendant). [1350 1400; ME plaintif complaining person, n. use of the adj.: PLAINTIVE] * * * …

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  • 75plaintiff in error — noun A party who appeals the decision of a lower court …

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  • 76plaintiff — Synonyms and related words: accessory, accusant, accuser, allegator, appellant, bitter ender, brawler, claimant, complainant, defendant, delator, diehard, disputant, dissentient, dissident, impeacher, impugner, indictor, informer, intransigent,… …

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  • 77Plaintiff — ♦ An aggrieved person who initiates an action in court. (Hogue, Arthur R. Origins of the Common Law, 257) Related terms: Defendant …

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  • 78plaintiff —    A person, corporation or other legal entity that brings a suit or complaint against another. In some states and for some types of lawsuits, the term petitioner is used …

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  • 79plaintiff — / pleɪntɪf/ noun a person who starts an action against someone in the civil courts (NOTE: Since April 1999, this term has been replaced by claimant.) …

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  • 80Aboriginal title in the Taney Court — Chief Justice Roger B. Taney (1836–1864) The Supreme Court of the United States, under Chi …

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