demurrable
demurrable (di-m[schwa]r-[schwa]-b[schwa]l), adj. (Of a claim, pleading, etc.) subject to a demurrer (a demurrable pleading). See DEMURRER.
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parol demurrer
parol demurrer 口头法律抗辩；当事人欠缺行为能力的抗辩 旧时普通法上，在未成年继承人〔infant heirs〕长辈的债权人对该未成年继承人提起的债务诉讼中，任一方当事人都有权请求中止诉讼，留待该继承人成年之后再作处理。这里demurrer的意思是停止或暂停，而parol则指诉状或诉答〔pleadings〕，因其最初是以口头形式进行的，所以以此称之。
riens passa per le fait
riens passa per le fait (ryan pah-sah pair l[schwa] fay). [Law French “nothing passed by the deed”] Hist. A plea by which a party seeks to avoid the operation of a deed that has been enrolled or acknowledged in court.
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qualified general denial
A general denial of all the allegations except the allegations that the pleader expressly admits.
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notice of appearance
notice of appearance. 1. Procedure. A party’s written notice filed with the court or oral announcement on the record informing the court and the other parties that the party wants to participate in the case. [Cases: Appearance 6; Federal Civil Procedure 561. C.J.S. Appearances § 20.] 2. Bankruptcy. A written notice filed with the court
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prosecutorial discretion
A prosecutor’s power to choose from the options available in a criminal case, such as filing charges, prosecuting, not prosecuting, plea-bargaining, and recommending a sentence to the court. [Cases: Criminal Law 29(3); District and Prosecuting Attorneys 8. C.J.S. District and Prosecuting Attorneys §§ 20–21, 29–30.]
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lessor of the plaintiff
lessor of the plaintiff. Hist. The true party in interest prosecuting an action for ejectment. • At common law, an ejectment action was theoretically only for the recovery of the unexpired term of the lease. Conventions of pleadings at the time required the true plaintiff to grant a fictitious lease, thereby becoming a lessor, to
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ne unques son receiver
ne unques son receiver (nee [schwa]ng-kweez sawn ri-see-v[schwa]r), n. [Law French “never a receiver”] In an action for an accounting, the defendant’s plea denying the receipt of anything from the plaintiff. — Also termed ne unques receivour.
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incidental demand
Civil law. A plea by which a party other than the plaintiff asserts a claim that is related to the plaintiff’s suit. • Examples include a cross-claim, a demand against a third party, an intervention, and a reconventional demand. La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1031.
et sic de anno in annum quamdiu ambobus partibus placuerit
et sic de anno in annum quamdiu ambobus partibus placuerit (et sik dee an-oh in an-[schwa]m kwam-dee-yoo am-b[schwa]-b[schwa]s pahr-t[schwa]-b[ schwa]s plak-yoo-air-it). Hist. And so, from year to year, so long as both parties please, or are agreed. • The phrase appeared in reference to tacit relocation. See TACIT RELOCATION.
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