suit+at+law
91party to the suit — index plaintiff Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
92suit in equity — An action in equity. A suit prosecuted and tried in accordance with the modes of procedure known to courts of equity. 27 Am J2d Equity § 177. Under modern statutes in most jurisdictions, an action in equity is an ordinary civil action. It is… …
93suit of a civil nature — Any action or suit traditionally cognizable by courts of law or equity, not involving criminal prosecution or punishment for crime. Milwaukee County v White Co. 296 US 268, 80 L Ed 220, 56 S Ct 229. A proceeding in a court of justice by which a… …
94suit at common law — See action at common law …
95suit n — Lawyers wear law suits. shaffle v …
96law — n. 1. Rule (prescribed by authority), regulation, statute, enactment, decree, ordinance, edict, order, canon, expressed command. 2. Formula, principle, form. 3. Code, body of rules. 4. Jurisprudence, science of laws, legal science. 5. [With The… …
97suit — I. n. 1. Set, suite. 2. Retinue, set, suite. 3. Request, solicitation, petition, entreaty, prayer, supplication, appeal, invocation, suing. 4. Courtship, wooing, addresses. 5. (Law.) Prosecution, process, trial, action, cause, case. II. v …
98procedural law — Law that prescribes the procedures and methods for enforcing rights and duties and for obtaining redress (e.g., in a suit). It is distinguished from substantive law (i.e., law that creates, defines, or regulates rights and duties). Procedural law …
99Egyptian law — Law that prevailed in Egypt from с 3000 BC to с 30 BC. No formal Egyptian code of law has been preserved, but legal documents (e.g., deeds and contracts) have survived. The pharaoh was the ultimate authority in the settlement of disputes. The… …
100due process of law — Law in its regular course of administration through courts of justice. Due process of law in each particular case means such an exercise of the powers of the government as the settled maxims of law permit and sanction, and under such safeguards… …
