A docket kept by the clerk of the court , in which appearances are entered, containing also a brief abstract of all the proceedings in the cause.
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APPEARAND HEIR
In Scotch law. An apparent heir . See APPARENT HEIB.
APPELLANT
The party who takes an appeal from one court or jurisdiction to another.
APPELLATE
Pertaining to or having cognizance of appeals and other proceedings for the judicial review of adjudications.
APPELLATE COURT
A court having jurisdiction of appeal and review ; a court to which causes are removable by appeal, certiorari, or error.
APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Jurisdiction on appeal; jurisdiction to revise or correct the proceedings in a cause already instituted and acted upon by an inferior court , or by a tribunal having the attributes […]
APPELLATIO
Lat. An appeal.
APPELLATOR
An old law term having the same meaning as “appellant,” (q. v.) In the civil law , the term was applied to the judge ad quern, or to whom an […]
APPELLEE
The party in a cause against whom an appeal is taken; that is, the party who has an interest adverse to setting aside or reversing the judgment. Slayton v. Horsey, […]
APPELLO
Lat In the civil law . I appeal. The form of making an appeal apud acta. Dig. 49, 1, 2.
APPELLOR
In old English law . A criminal who accuses his accomplices, or who challenges a jury.
APPEND
designates the heirs to his estate.
APPENDAGE
Something added as an accessory to or the subordinate part of another thing. State v. Fertig, 70 Iowa, 272, 30 N. W. 633; Heinrne v. School Dist., 30 Kail. 377, […]
APPENDANT
A thing annexed to or belonging to another thing and passing with it; a thing of inheritance belonging to another inheritance which is more worthy; as an advowson, common, etc., […]
APPENDITIA
The appendages or appurtenances of an estate or house. Cowell.
APPENDIX
A printed volume, used on an appeal to the English house of lords or privy council, containing the documents and other evidence presented in the inferior court and referred to […]
APPENSURA
Payment of money by weight instead of by count. Cowell.
APPERTAIN
To belong to; to have relation to; to be appurtenant to. See APPURTENANT.
APPLET
A program that does a small part of a big program. Java is commonly the language used to program these.
APPLETON RULE
In New York every insurer must comply with the New York codes. If they aer from another state they must still follow New York rules.
APPLIANCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY RATING
A rating that awards efficient appliances for their low energy use.
APPLICABLE
When a constitution or court declares that the common law is In force in a particular state so far as it is applicable, it is meant that it must be […]
APPLICABLE CONVENTION
An international agreement that clears up any linguistic concerns about words in a case.
APPLICABLE LAW
A decision or order that decides the standing of a case.
APPLICABLE LOCAL LAW
the law that determines the heirs of a person who has died without making a will that