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The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar — Infobox Book | name = The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar title orig = translator = image caption = Illustration for The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar by Harry Clarke, 1919. author = Edgar Allan Poe country = flagicon|USA United States… … Wikipedia
The Case of the Gilded Fly — Cover of a 1980 Avon paperback edition The Case of the Gilded Fly is a detective novel by Edmund Crispin first published in 1944. Crispin s debut novel, it contains the first appearance of eccentric amateur sleuth Gervase Fen, who is Professor of … Wikipedia
Action on the case — Case Case, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By aventure, or sort, or cas. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trespass on the case — Case Case, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By aventure, or sort, or cas. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
law of the case — law of the case: a doctrine in legal procedure: an issue esp. of law that has been decided (as by an appeals court) will not be reconsidered in the same case unless compelling circumstances warrant such reconsideration; also: a matter of law… … Law dictionary
Law of the case — is a legal term of art that is applicable mainly in common law (Anglo American) jurisdictions that recognize the related doctrine of stare decisis. The term refers to the instance where rulings made by a trial court and not challenged on appeal… … Wikipedia
Trespass on the case — A Writ of Trespass and Writ of Trespass on the Case are the two catchall torts from English Common Law, the former involving trespass against person, the latter involving trespass against anything else which may be actionable. The writ is also… … Wikipedia
case — 1 n [Latin casus accident, event, set of circumstances, literally, act of falling] 1 a: a civil or criminal suit or action the judicial power shall extend to all case s, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution U.S. Constitution art.… … Law dictionary
The Church — The Church † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… … Catholic encyclopedia
The Pope — The Pope † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Pope (Ecclesiastical Latin papa from Greek papas, a variant of pappas father, in classical Latin pappas Juvenal, Satires 6:633). The title pope, once used with far greater latitude (see below … Catholic encyclopedia
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine — Established 1843 School type Private Dean Pamela B. Davis, MD, PhD Location … Wikipedia
