warrant to sue and defend. Hist. 1. Written authority given by a client to a lawyer to authorize commencement or defense of a lawsuit. 2. A special warrant from the Crown authorizing a party to appoint an attorney to sue or defend on the party’s behalf.
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warrant to sue and defend 起诉和辩护的授权令 指在英格兰古代诉讼程序中，国王签发的一种特别授权某人聘请律师为其起诉、出庭和辩护的指令。这种指令现在已被废止。
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economic-loss rule. Torts. The principle that a plaintiff cannot sue in tort to recover for purely monetary loss — as opposed to physical injury or property damage — caused by the defendant. • Many states recognize an exception to this rule when the defendant commits fraud or negligent misrepresentation, or when a special relationship exists
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bailpiece. 1. Hist. A document recording the nature of the bail granted to a defendant in a civil action; specif., a surety issued to attest the act of offering bail 2. More modernly, a warrant issued to a surety upon which the surety may arrest the person bailed by him. • The bailpiece was filed
litis denuntiatio (lI-tis d[schwa]-n[schwa]n-s[h]ee-ay-shee-oh), n. [Latin] Civil law. The process by which a land purchaser, sued for possession of the land by a third party, notified the land seller and demanded aid in defending the suit under the seller’s warranty of title. — Also spelled litis denunciatio. Cf. LITEM DENUNTIARE.