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ap·pear vi1: to present oneself before a person or body having authorityto appear before the officer who is to take the deposition — Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 37(d): asa: to present oneself in court as a party to a lawsuit often through the representation of an attorney; also: to participate as a party to a lawsuit in a way other than by physical presence (as by mail)b: to present oneself in court as the attorney for a party to a lawsuitappear ing for the defendant2: to have an outward lookconduct that appear s unethical
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(attend court proceedings) verb
adesse, answer, be in attendance, be manifest, be present, be present to answer, come formally before a tribunal, come into court, comparere, enter an appearance, in judicium venire make an appearance, present an answer, present oneself, put in an appearance, submit oneself to
foreign phrases:
- Idem est non esse, et non apparere. — Not to exist is the same thing as not to appearII (materialize) verb apparere, arise, be in sight, be manifest, become visible, come into sight, come into view, come to light, conspici, emerge, exsistere, manifest itself, occur, present to the view III (seem to be) verb be patent, convey the impression, create the impression, give the effect, give the impression, have a certain semblance, have every indication, look, look as if, present the appearance, resemble, seem like, strike one as being, take on the aspect, take on the manner, videri, wear the aspect IV index bare, comport (behave), demean (deport oneself), emerge, report (present oneself)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To come into court as a party to a lawsuit and submit to the court’s jurisdiction.n.appearance
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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To come to court.Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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To come before a court as a party or a witness in a lawsuit.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To come before a court as a party or a witness in a lawsuit.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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v.for a party or an attorney to show up in court.See also: appearance
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.