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Proceeds
PROCEEDS The yield, income, money, or anything of value produced from a sale of property or a particular transaction. Proceeds refers to whatever is received when an item is sold or to that which results or accrues from some possession or transaction. Proceeds are classified into cash and noncash... Read more |
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proceedings
Proceedings (of Psychical Research Societies) Official publications of the societies for psychical research. The first in the field was the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, London, the second the Proceedings of the old American Society for Psychical Research (1885-89), the... Read more |
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coroner
coroner , judicial officer responsible for investigating deaths occurring through violence or under suspicious circumstances. The office has been traced to the late 12th cent. Originally the coroner's duties were primarily to maintain records of criminal justice and to take custody of all royal... Read more |
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inquest
inquest in law, a body of men appointed by law to inquire into certain matters. The term also refers to the inquiry itself as well as to the findings of the inquiry. The most usual form of inquest today is that conducted by the coroner to discover the cause of a death that was sudden, violent, or... Read more |
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Ancillary
ANCILLARY Subordinate; aiding. A legal proceeding that is not the primary dispute but which aids the judgment rendered in or the outcome of the main action. A descriptive term that denotes a legal claim, the existence of which is dependent upon or reasonably linked to a main claim. For example, a... Read more |
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Adjournment
ADJOURNMENT A putting off or postponing of proceedings; an ending or dismissal of further business by a court, legislature, or public official— Read more |
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Arraignment
ARRAIGNMENT The term "arraignment" refers to the formal proceeding at which an accused is brought before the court to answer a criminal charge contained in an indictment or information. At arraignment, the presiding judicial officer informs the accused of the offense charged in the indictment or... Read more |
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Action
ACTION Conduct; behavior; something done; a series of acts. A case or lawsuit; a legal and formal demand for enforcement of one's rights against another party asserted in a court of justice. The term action includes all the proceedings attendant upon a legal demand, its adjudication, and its... Read more |
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Interlocutory
INTERLOCUTORY Provisional; interim; temporary; not final; that which intervenes between the beginning and the end of a lawsuit or proceeding to either decide a particular point or matter that is not the final issue of the entire controversy or prevent irreparable harm during the pendency of the... Read more |
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Liquidation
LIQUIDATION The collection of assets belonging to a debtor to be applied to the discharge of his or her outstanding debts. A type of proceeding pursuant to federal bankruptcy law by which certain property of a debtor is taken into custody by a trustee to be sold, the proceeds to be distributed to... Read more |
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record
...also court rec·ord) Law an official report of the proceedings and judgment in a court. ∎ Comput. a number of related items of information...publicly or officially; make an official record of: the coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death. ∎ (of an instrument... |
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A matter of fact: giving evidence at a coroner's inquest can be a daunting...
...also be aware that if the coroner invites you to attend a hearing...you can get an idea of the proceedings before giving evidence yourself. The coroner manages the inquest proceedings...surrounding a death. It is not the coroner's job to ... |
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ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUES OPINION CONCERNING AUTHORITY OF COUNTY CORONER TO...
...authority of a county coroner to charge fees for...or trials in civil proceedings. Specifically, you...testimony in a civil proceeding, we will address...which authorizes a coroner to appoint deputy coroners, pathologists, an...testify in ... |
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Coroner eyes inquest in fatal Canadian bus crash.(News)
...than by natural circumstances, a coroner can have an inquest and determine...would not be any impediment to the coroner proceeding," he said. Thomas Mountain...in the crash, said he hoped the coroner would act. "If it's true... |
 "Northampton Chronicle and Echo (Northampton, England)")
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Council challenge to Aaron coroner.
...his inquest a year later, Coroner Anne Pember said no physical...authority, has begun High Court proceedings to contest a particular part...review into one aspect of the coroner's verdict. The review has been issued and served to the coroner and ... |
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Chrysler statement in response to comments by Washington County, PA., Coroner.
...of the hearing at which the Coroner's Jury made its finding of...was not a party to these proceedings and was not invited to attend...gratuitous comments made by the Coroner during the proceedings that...Comments made today by the Coroner ... |
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Sujatha committed suicide - Verdict of KL magistrates court based on coroners...
...members were present in court when coroner Mohd Faizi Che Abu delivered...the Kuala Lumpur Hospital, the coroner said he accepted the explanation...on the deceased be done. The coroner said the proceedings had answered all the five questions... |
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NSW: Coroner adjourns inquest after anonymous letter
...weeks to hear whether the NSW coroner will recommend charges be laid...the final witness before the coroner wound up proceedings today. He was to be grilled...before. A letter sent to the coroner by post from someone signed Amicus... |
 "South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)")
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NO PROSECUTION; Coroner will examine schoolboy's bus death.(News)
...matter will now be forwarded on to HM Coroner for inquest proceedings.'' It is thought an inquest into...that day will be established in the coroners' court.'' Parents of children involved...added: ``Following those inquest proceedings, we will seek to ... |
 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Coroner's jury hears 911 tapes 'He went crazy' girlfriend says of shooting...
...watched or participated in the proceedings. A coroner's jury ruled 22-year-old...Nwoye, who attended Thursday's coroner's inquest. Authorities did...task force commander, told the coroner's jury. "He realizes he... |
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NT: NT Coroner due to hand down findings in petrol sniffing case
...Australia) 10-09-2005 NT: NT Coroner due to hand down findings in petrol...9 AAP - The Northern Territory Coroner is expected to hand down his findingsfrom...fumes just metresfrom the outdoor proceedings. NT Coroner Greg Cavanagh will consider whether... |
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