Also known as: juicio · enjuiciado · enjuiciar · in court · on trial · in litigation
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An adverb indicating that an action or proceeding occurs judicially or within a court of law.
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Ewan Eckhart was taken into custody by federal agents who questioned him at length about alleged financial crimes. The agents obtained several statements before providing any warnings about remaining silent or consulting counsel. Those statements were later ruled inadmissible en juicio because the required advisements had not been given first.
Eugene Ellsworth received the initial pleading in a state-court contract dispute on March 1. His counsel filed a notice of removal in federal court on March 25. The federal court accepted the removal en juicio because the filing occurred within the required thirty-day window after service.
Elise Everly served a subpoena on a third-party bank directing production of voluminous account records before trial. The bank delivered the documents to the courthouse as ordered. The court permitted the parties to inspect the materials en juicio under the rule governing pre-trial production.
Esther Eisenberg offered a summary chart compiling thousands of invoices to prove the total amount of disputed sales. The underlying records were too voluminous to examine conveniently in open court. The judge admitted the summary en juicio after confirming that the originals remained available for inspection.
Evelyn Ellison left her role as in-house counsel at Everest Holdings and joined a firm representing a competitor in substantially related litigation. She had personally handled the same matters while at the company and no effective screen was implemented. The court disqualified the entire firm en juicio under the successive-representation rule.
Edith Eberhardt introduced a summary of years of shipping logs in a commercial dispute. Opposing counsel requested access to the original documents for verification. The proponent promptly arranged inspection at a reasonable time and place en juicio, satisfying the rule's production requirement.
The phrase means that a matter is being handled or decided judicially or inside a court of law.
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It signals that a rule or remedy applies only when the dispute is litigated inside a court rather than in arbitration or administrative settings.
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Yes, the adverb is occasionally retained in translations or bilingual filings to emphasize that the referenced action occurs within formal judicial proceedings.
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…can be called to prove that fact. Similarly, if a private act of Congress had passed for one's benefit and a copy was needed in court, the clerks could prove the act is among the rolls. The court ordered the witnesses to be sworn and their answers to be taken in writing, informing them they might state objections to each…