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bastard

bastard. 1. See illegitimate child under CHILD. 2. A child born to a married woman whose husband could not be or is otherwise proved not to be the father. • Because the word is most commonly used as a slur, its use in family-law contexts is much in decline. [Cases: Children Out-of-Wedlock 1. C.J.S. Children […]

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quadruplicatio

quadruplicatio (kwah-dr[schwa]-pli-kay-shee-oh), n. [fr. Latin quadruplicatus “quadrupled”] 1. Roman law & civil law. A defendant’s pleading, following the triplicatio and similar to the rebutter at common law; the third defensive pleading. — Also termed quadruplication; (in old Scots law) quadruply. 2. Roman law. A plaintiff’s pleading, following the triplicatio, the replicatio, and the exceptio. Pl.

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examiner’s answer

examiner’s answer. Patents. The brief filed by a patent examiner with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences to rebut the arguments in an appeal brief and to defend the examiner’s decision to reject the application. Cf. appeal brief under BRIEF. [Cases: Patents 111. C.J.S. Patents §§ 180–183.]

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prima facie

prima facie, adj. Sufficient to establish a fact or raise a presumption unless disproved or rebutted (a prima facie showing). prima facie (prI-m[schwa] fay-sh[schwa] orfay-shee), adv. [Latin] At first sight; on first appearance but subject to further evidence or information ( the agreement is prima facie valid). [Cases: Evidence 53, 85, 584(1). C.J.S. Evidence §§

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reply brief

A brief that responds to issues and arguments raised in the brief previously filed by one’s opponent; esp., a movant’s or appellant’s brief filed to rebut a brief in opposition. See REBUTTAL(3). [Cases: Appeal and Error 762. C.J.S. Appeal and Error § 619.]

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