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law list

law list. 1. A publication compiling the names and addresses of practicing lawyers and other information of interest to the profession, such as court calendars, lawyers with specialized practices, stenographers, and the like. 2. A legal directory that provides biographical information about lawyers, such as Martindale-Hubbell. • Many states and large cities have law lists

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feast

feast, n. 1. Roman law. An established holiday or festival in the ecclesiastical calendar, used as a date in a legal instrument. 2. Hist. One of four principal days (feasts) of the year: March 25, the annunciation of the Virgin Mary; June 24, the birth of John the Baptist; September 28, the feast of St.

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go hence without day

go hence without day. (Of a defendant to a lawsuit) to be finished with legal proceedings without any further settings on the court’s calendar. • Thus, a defendant who “goes hence without day” succeeds in getting a case finally resolved, usu. by dismissal. The phrase derives from the Law French phrase aller sans jour, and

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nefastus

nefastus (ni-fas-t[schwa]s), n. [Latin ne “not” + fastus “lawful for public business”] Roman law. A day when it is unlawful to open the courts, administer justice, or hold public assemblies. • The priests in charge of supervising the laws and religious observances established an official calendar, on which certain days, marked “nefasti,” were to be

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