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CIRCUMDUCTION OF THE TERM
circumduction of the term.Scots law. A judicial declaration that the time allowed for the parties to present evidence has expired[Blacks Law 8th].
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circumduction (s<<schwa>>r-k<<schwa>>m-d<<schwa>>k-sh<<schwa>>n). Annulment; cancellation.[Blacks Law 8th]
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circulating capital.See floating capital under CAPITAL. [Blacks Law 8th]
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circular note.See LETTER OF CREDIT. [Blacks Law 8th]
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circular letter of credit.See LETTER OF CREDIT. [Blacks Law 8th]
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circuity of action.A procedure allowing duplicative lawsuits, leading to unnecessarily lengthy and indirect liti-gation, as when a defendant fails to bring a counterclaim, but later brings a separate action to recover what could have been awarded in the original lawsuit. • Civil-procedure rules have eliminated many problems associated with circuity of action. [Cases: Equity 52.…
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circuit-riding justice.See JUSTICE(2). [Blacks Law 8th]
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circuit-riding,n. The practice of judges’ traveling within a legislatively defined circuit to hear cases in one place for a time, then another, and so on. • The American practice of circuit-riding was based on the English eyre system, in which justices rode between the shire towns to hold assizes. “The Judiciary Act of 1789 required that…
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circuit mediator.An attorney-employee of a U.S. court of appeals who mediates civil cases,usu. before oral argument. — Also termed preargument-conference attorney; settlement counsel. [Blacks Law 8th]
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circuit justice.See JUSTICE(2). [Blacks Law 8th]
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