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Today's Terms
Action
Definition:
A civil judicial proceeding whereby one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or prevention of a wrong; requires service of process on adversary party or potentially adversary party.
Ad damnum
Definition:
Clause of a pleading alleging amount of loss or injury.
Sanction
Definition:
A penalty or punishment provided as a means of enforcing obedience to a law, rule or code; also, an authorization.
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