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actio non ulterius

(ak-shee-oh non [schwa]l-teer-ee-[schwa]s). [Latin “an action no further”] Hist. The distinctive clause in a plea to abate further maintenance of the action. • This plea replaced the puis darrein continuance. Pl. actiones non ulterii Cf. plea to further maintenance to the action, plea puis darrein continuance under PLEA.

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blank bar

blank bar. Hist. A plea in bar interposed by a defendant in a trespass action. • This type of plea was filed to compel the plaintiff to state exactly where the alleged trespass occurred. — Also termed common bar.

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common bench

Common Bench. Hist. The former name of the English Court of Common Pleas. • The court was so called because it was the forum for the common people, that is, for cases between two or more subjects when the Crown had no interest. — Abbr. C.B.

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survey

survey, n. 1. A general consideration of something; appraisal (a survey of the situation). 2. The measuring of a tract of land and its boundaries and contents; a map indicating the results of such measurements (the lender requires a survey of the property before it will issue a loan). government survey. A survey made by

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