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❑  ATO ILÍCITO – TORT | WRONGFUL ACT | WRONG ACT [https://thelawdictionary.org]

Fonte: https://legalgrind.com/littlelawbook/chpt06.html

❑  PRESCRIÇÃO – STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS (Common Law) ou PRESCRIPTION (Civil Law):

Fonte: https://www.penncapital-star.com/blog/is-there-a-statute-of-limitations-on-bad-ideas-editorial-cartoon/

❑  BRECHA NA LEI – LOOPHOLE [https://thelawdictionary.org]

Fonte: https://www.thirdway.org/memo/three-loopholes-that-congress-needs-to-close-to-protect-students

❑  DANO MORAL – PAIN AND SUFFERING [www.law.cornell.edu]

Fonte: https://shinerlawgroup.com/how-is-pain-and-suffering-calculated/

❑  EXMO. SR. DR. JUIZ DE DIREITO – Honorable Judge. [www.chapman.edu/law]

➭ In writing: 

From: https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/judges

FROM: https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges

➭ NOTAS IMPORTANTES:

(1) Verifique SEMPRE os sites dos tribunais de outros estados devido as variações.

(2) Certifique-se de obter o nome e o endereço do tribunal exatamente corretos (consulte os sites dos tribunais). Por exemplo, o Tribunal de Apelações da Califórnia não tem um “s” no final, enquanto o Tribunal de Apelações federal tem.

• The California Court of Appeal.
• The federal Court of Appeals.

(3) In person: In an interview, social event, or in court, address a judge as “Your Honor” or “Judge [last name].”

If you are more familiar with the judge, you may call her just “Judge.” In any context, avoid “Sir” or “Ma’am.”

❑ SUSPENDER - TO STAY:

[1] TO STAY (verb | definition | Legal English) – to stop an action temporarily. [www.ekhtebar.ir]

[2] STAY (noun | definition | Legal English) – the temporary stopping of an order made by a court. [www.ekhtebar.ir]

➧ EXAMPLES:

• The court granted the company a two week stay of execution. – O tribunal concedeu à empresa uma suspensão de execução de duas semanas. [www.ekhtebar.ir]
• One of the parties asked for the action to be stayed for a month to allow for a settlement to be attempted. – Uma das partes pediu que a ação fosse suspensa por um mês para permitir a tentativa de um acordo. [www.ekhtebar.ir]