surprise

surprise
sur·prise n
1: a condition or situation in which a party to a proceeding is unexpectedly placed without any fault or neglect of his or her own and that entitles the party to relief (as a new trial)
2: an aspect of procedural unconscionability that consists of hiding a term of a contract in a mass of text

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

surprise
I noun admiratio, amazement, astonishment, astoundment, bafflement, bewilderment, consternation, lack of warning, miratio, shock, unexpected event, unexpected occurrence, unforeseen contingency, unforeseen event, unforeseen occurrence, unsuspected event, unusual occurrence, wonder, wonderment associated concepts: take an opposing party by surprise II index bombshell, fortuitous, overwhelm, unforeseeable, unforeseen

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


surprise
v.
(1) To catch, capture, or discover someone unawares.
(2) To astonish or amaze.
n.
(1) Coming upon someone unawares.
(2) An unexpected event; a revelation or situation that a party to a trial has not expected and could not reasonably have prepared for, which potentially can be grounds for a new trial.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


surprise
An unexpected action, sudden confusion, or an unanticipated event.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


surprise
An unexpected action, sudden confusion, or an unanticipated event.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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