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Adversary system
Definition:
The system of trial practice in the United States and some other countries in which each of the opposing, or adversary, parties has the opportunity to present and establish opposing contentions before the court
Eminent domain
Definition:
The power to take private property for public use by the state and municipalities.
Et seq
Definition:
An abbreviation for et sequentes, or et sequentia, "and the following," ordinarily used in referring to a section of statutes.
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