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rebuttal evidence

Evidence offered to disprove or contradict the evidence presented by an opposing party. • Rebuttal evidence is introduced in the rebutting party’s answering case; it is not adduced, e.g., through cross-examination during the case-in-chief of the party to be rebutted. — Also termed rebutting evidence. [Cases: Criminal Law 683; Federal Civil Procedure 2015; Trial 62. […]

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new trial

A postjudgment retrial or reexamination of some or all of the issues determined in an earlier judgment. • The trial court may order a new trial by motion of a party or on the court’s own initiative. Also, when an appellate court reverses the trial court’s judgment, it may remand the case to the trial

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apographa

apographa ([schwa]-pog-r[schwa]-f[schwa]), n. pl.[fr. Greek apographein “to copy”] 1. Civil law. An examination and enumeration of things possessed; an inventory. 2. Copies; transcripts. — apographal, adj.

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drift of the forest

drift of the forest. Hist. A periodic examination of forest cattle by officers who drive them to an enclosed place to determine their ownership or common status. “Drift of the forest is nothing else but an exact view or examination taken once, twice, or oftener in a year as occasion shall require, what beasts there

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patent attorney

patent attorney. A lawyer who drafts and prosecutes patent applications, and who represents inventors in infringement suits and interference hearings. • In addition to a law license, a patent attorney must have a scientific or technical background, pass the patent bar examination, and be licensed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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