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United States Attorney

A lawyer appointed by the President to represent, under the direction of the Attorney General, the federal government in civil and criminal cases in a federal judicial district. — Abbr. USA. — Also termed United States District Attorney. Cf. DISTRICT ATTORNEY. [Cases: District and Prosecuting Attorneys 6. C.J.S. District and Prosecuting Attorneys §§ 46–48.]

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le roy s’avisera

le roy s’avisera (l[schwa]r wah sa-veez-rah). [Law French] The king will advise upon it. • This is a form of the refusal of royal assent to a public bill in Parliament (not exercised since 1713). It corresponds to the judicial phrase curia advisari vult. For a queen, the sentence was la reine s’avisera. See CURIA

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interrogation

interrogation, n. The formal or systematic questioning of a person; esp., intensive questioning by the police, usu. of a person arrested for or suspected of committing a crime. • The Supreme Court has held that, for purposes of the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, interrogation includes not only express questioning but also words or actions

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latini juniani

Latini Juniani (l[schwa]-tI-nI joo-nee-ay-nI), n. pl.[Latin “Junian Latins”] Roman law. Informally manumitted slaves who acquired some rights and privileges as free people, but not Roman citizenship. • They were a special class of freedmen (libertini) who could one day become citizens. If a Latinus Junianus did not become a citizen, then upon death that person’s

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plus petitio

plus petitio (pl[schwa]s p[schwa]-tish-ee-oh). [Latin “overclaim” or “claiming too much”] Roman law. A claim for more than is due; esp., the mistake of claiming more in one’s pleadings than is due. • This was fatal to the action under classical law. Under cognitio extraordinaria, however, a claimant could continue the action, but could be liable

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