What is CONTESTATION OF SUIT?

In an ecclesiastical cause, that stage of the suit which is reached when the defendant has answered the libel by giving in an allegation.

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Related Legal Terms
BRING SUIT, FRIENDLY SUIT, ANCILLARY SUIT, INTEREST SUIT, STRIKE SUIT, PRODUCTION OF SUIT, ADMINISTRATION SUIT, DIVORCE SUIT, PATENT SUIT, AMICABLE ACTION (SUIT)


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