in invitum
in invitum (in in-vI-t[schwa]m). [Latin] Against an unwilling person (the nonparty appealed after being compelled to participate in the proceedings in invitum). Cf. AB INVITO.
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necessarius
necessarius (ne-s[schwa]-sair-ee-[schwa]s), adj. [Latin] 1. Necessary; essential. 2. Unavoidable; obligatory; compelling.
quo jure
quo jure (kwoh joor-ee). [Law Latin “by what right”] Hist. A writ for someone holding land to which another claimed a common, to compel the latter to prove title.
confidential communication
A communication made within a certain protected relationship and legally protected from compelled disclosure in a legal proceeding. • Among confidential communications are those between hus-band and wife, attorney and client, and priest and penitent. See PRIVILEGE(3). [Cases: Witnesses 184–223. C.J.S. Witnesses §§ 297–389.]
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quare incumbravit
quare incumbravit (kwair-ee in-k[schwa]m-bray-vit), n. [Law Latin “why he incumbered”] Hist. A writ or action to compel a bishop to explain why he encumbered the church when, within six months after the vacation of a benefice and after a ne admittas was received, the bishop conferred the benefice on his clerk while other clerks were
calandra rule
Calandra rule (k[schwa]-lan-dr[schwa]). The doctrine that a grand-jury witness may be compelled to answer questions about certain items, even though the items were obtained by the police illegally. United States v. Calandra, 414 U.S. 338, 94 S.Ct. 613 (1974). [Cases: Grand Jury 36.]
de warrantia chartae
de warrantia chartae (dee w[schwa]-ran-shee-[schwa] kahr-tee), n. [Law Latin “of a warranty of charter”] Hist. A writ allowing a tenant enfeoffed with a warranty, who was impleaded in an assize or other action in which the tenant could not call upon the warranty, to compel the feoffor to assist the tenant with a plea or
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suit for exoneration
suit for exoneration. A suit in equity brought by a surety to compel the debtor to pay the creditor. • If the debtor has acted fraudulently and is insolvent, a suit for exoneration may include further remedies to ensure that the debtor’s assets are applied equitably to the debtor’s outstanding obligations. — Also termed suit
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certificate of conference
certificate of conference. A section of a pleading or motion filed with the court, usu. contained separately on a page near the end of the document, whereby the party filing the pleading or motion certifies to the court that the parties have attempted to resolve the matter, but that a judicial determination is needed because
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