voyeur (voy-y[schwa]ralso vwah-y[schwa]r), n. A person who observes something without participating; esp., one who gains pleasure by secretly observing another’s genitals or sexual acts. [Cases: Disorderly Conduct 1. C.J.S. Disorderly Conduct §§ 2–5.]
prohibition. 1. A law or order that forbids a certain action. 2. An extraordinary writ issued by an appellate court to prevent a lower court from exceeding its jurisdiction or to prevent a nonjudicial officer or entity from exercising a power. — Also termed (in sense 2) writ of prohibition; (in Scots law) inhibition. Cf.
nul tort (n[schwa]l tort), n. [Law French “no wrong”] Hist. A type of general denial in an action to recover lands and tenements, by which the defendant claims that no wrong was done. See NUL DISSEISIN. “The general issue, or general plea, is what traverses, thwarts, and denies at once the whole declaration; without offering
corona (k[schwa]-roh-n[schwa]). [Latin] Hist. The Crown. • This term formerly appeared in criminal pleadings, e.g., placita coronae (“pleas of the Crown”).
special exception. 1. A party’s objection to the form rather than the substance of an opponent’s claim, such as an objection for vagueness or ambiguity. See DEMURRER. Cf. general exception (1) under EXCEPTION(1). [Cases: Pleading 228.14. C.J.S. Pleading § 233.] 2. An allowance in a zoning ordinance for special uses that are considered essential and
incipitur (in-sip-i-t[schwa]r). [Law Latin] Hist. It is begun. • This refers to the practice of entering the commencement of a pleading on the court roll.
rien dit (ryan dee). [Law French “says nothing”] Hist. A plea of nihil dicit. See NIHIL DICIT.
commission of assize. Hist. A royal authorization empowering a person to hold court and try cases arising while the justices in eyre held court elsewhere. Cf. EYRE. “[B]oth the presentment of crimes and the conduct of trials by assize or jury — which rapidly became a common feature of royal justice — required the presence
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writing obligatory, n. A bond; a written obligation, as technically described in a pleading.
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collatione fact uni post mortem alterius 〈拉〉〈英〉重新授职令 在国王所推荐的神职人员于就职前死亡，或诉讼期间发生王位继承〔demise of the crown〕的情况下，签发给民诉法院〔Common Pleas〕法官的令状，命令他向主教发出另一项令状，指示主教接受另一神职人员就职。
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