ultra vires compromissi ([schwa]l-tr[schwa] vI-reez [alsoveer-eez] kom-pr[schwa]-mis-I). [Law Latin] Hist. Beyond the force of the submission to arbitration; beyond the authority of the submission. • An arbitration award, for example, could be reduced if the award was greater than the submission warranted.
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quantum et quale?(kwon-t[schwa]m et kway-lee orkwah-lee). [Latin] Roman & Scots law. How much and of what kind? “It is not unusual for parties to a submission to agree that, in the event of no final decree-arbitral being pronounced, the proof taken in the course of the submission shall be received as legal probation quantum et
excommunication, n. Eccles. law. A sentence of censure pronounced by a spiritual court for an offense falling under ecclesiastical cognizance; expulsion from religious society or community. • In England, an excommunicated person was formerly subject to various civil disabilities, such as an inability to be a juror, to be a witness in any court, or
request for reconsideration. Patents. An applicant’s submission of further arguments after a patent claim’s rejection. [Cases: Patents 104. C.J.S. Patents §§ 145–147, 149–151, 173–175.]
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notice of motion. Written certification that a party to a lawsuit has filed a motion or that a motion will be heard or considered by the court at a particular time. • Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the requirement that a motion be made in writing is fulfilled if the motion is stated
A group of legislators appointed to help a legislature conduct its business, esp. by providing careful consideration of proposals for new legislation within a particular field so that the entire body can handle its work efficiently without wasting time and effort on unmeritorious submissions. [Cases: States 34. C.J.S. States §§ 55–58.]
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de bono et malo (dee boh-noh et mal-oh), n. [Law Latin “for good and evil”] Hist1. For good and evil. • A criminal defendant indicated full submission to the jury’s verdict by placing himself or herself at the jury’s mercy de bono et malo. — Also termed de bien et de mal. 2. A special