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Issue No: 125
July 4, 2009

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Law lexicon

Statute of frauds - A statutory requirement that certain contracts must be in writing.

 



Statute of limitations - A statute which limits the right of a plaintiff to file an action unless it is done within a specified time period after the occurrence which gives rise to the right to sue.



Statutory - Relating to a statute; created or defined by a law.


Statutory construction - Process by which a court seeks to interpret the meaning and scope of legislation.


Statutory law - Laws promulgated by Congress and state legislatures.


Statutory research - Research of legislation enacted by a state or the United States.


Stay - A court order halting a judicial proceeding.


Stipulation - An agreement between the parties involved in a suit regulating matters incidental to trial.

Source: Jurist International.

 
 
 
 


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