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APELACIÓN

En la práctica civil. La queja ante un tribunal superior de un injusticia hecha o un error cometido por uno inferior, cuyo juicio o decisión del tribunal superior está llamado a corregir

CERTIFICATION OF QUESTION

the practice in a case or a question of law that is referred to by a lower court to a higher court to make a decision.

CONSENT OF MINOR

where the consent of a minor is taken in an emergency and when no next of kin can be found in time.

CONSPICUOUS PLACE

the term that is given to the place that something can be seen so it can be observed and easily seen by interested and disinterested parties.

CO-LITIGANT

This term is given to the person who joins someone else in the suing of a defendant.

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION

a method of causing pregnancy where semen from an anonymous donor in injected into a woman’s uterus.

PHILADELPHIA LAWYER

a term that is a popular expression for an attorney who is sly and crafty in his practicing of the law.

NEGATIVE AVERMENT

the term used to describe a positive statement that is made in a negative way.

EASEMENT APPURTENANT

This phrase means a proper or a pure easement that passes to new owner by inheritance or purchase.

NONDISCRIMINATION CLAUSE

a clause found in a public contract with a private contractor where he is not allowed to discriminate when hiring employees.

QUESTION LEADING

a question asked of a witness by the attorney that suggests the answer to be given.

WITNESS AGAINST HIMSELF

a provision in the US Constitution where a witness is not forced to give testimony against himself.

OFFER OF COMPROMISE

a term that is given to the proposal that will end a dispute and does away with a law suit.

PARTNER SURVIVING

the name that is given to a partner who will settle the partnership affairs when the business is dissolved when one partner dies.

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