request, n. Parliamentary law. A motion by which a member invokes a right, seeks permission for the exercise of a privilege, or asks a question. Cf. MOTION(2); DEMAND(2); INQUIRY(2); POINT(2). request for leave to modify a motion. See request for permission to modify a motion. request for leave to withdraw a motion. See request for […]
sequester (si-kwes-t[schwa]r), n. 1. An across-the-board cut in government spending. [Cases: States 121. C.J.S. States §§ 203, 223.] 2. A person with whom litigants deposit property being contested until the case has concluded; a sequestrator. sequester, vb. 1. To seize (property) by a writ of sequestration. [Cases: Sequestration 15. C.J.S. Sequestration §§ 15–30.] 2. To
A bequest of a specific or unique item of property, such as any real estate or a particular piece of furniture. [Cases: Wills 753. C.J.S. Wills §§ 1662, 1667–1677, 1679–1683.]
sequestration (see-kwes-tray-sh[schwa]n), n. 1. The process by which property is removed from the possessor pending the outcome of a dispute in which two or more parties contend for it. Cf. ATTACHMENT(1); GARNISHMENT. [Cases: Sequestration 1. C.J.S. Sequestration §§ 2–3, 5.] conventional sequestration. The parties’ voluntary deposit of the property at issue in a lawsuit. judicial
request v. & n.请求；要求 尤指请求债务的偿付或合同的履行。有时与「command」同义，如具有权威的人提出「要求」，只是一种婉转说法，实质上是以一种平和的方式下达的「命令」。
A motion by the mover to end consideration of the motion without reaching a decision on its merits. See request for permission to modify a motion. — Also termed request for leave to withdraw a motion.
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sequestration for rent. Scots law. A landlord’s remedy to recover up to one year’s unpaid rent by seizing and selling, under court order, the tenant’s personal property. Cf. DISTRESS.
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An account (such as a joint bank account) that a court has ordered to be separated, frozen, and impounded.
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A motion seeking relief from a duty that an officer or other member has been charged with.
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request for reexamination. Patents. A formal process of asking the Patent and Trademark Office to review an in-force patent’s validity in light of prior-art references. • Anyone, including the patentee or an infringer, may request a patent’s reexamination. [Cases: Patents 140. C.J.S. Patents § 251.]
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