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Acts of court

ACTS OF COURT. In courts of admiralty, by this phrase is understood legal memoranda of the nature of pleas. For example, the English court of admiralty disregards all tenders, except those formally made by acts of court. Abbott on Ship. pi. 3, c. 10, Sec. 2, p. 403; 4 Rob. R. 103; 1 Hagg. R. 157; Dunl. Adm. Pr. 104, 6.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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Administrative Law and Procedure
Court of Justice of the European Union
Courts of the united states
Dramshop Acts
False Advertising
Hatch Act
Jones Act
Last Clear Chance
peremptory writ of mandate
Sentencing
Speedy Trial

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