Latin for Lawyers

L ATIN FOR L AWYERS

recting or expanding upon a prior affidavit. Used before such nouns as assessment, bill, brief, deed, levy, petition or proceeding, supplemental means a subsequent and additional item, action, document or proceeding nec essary to correct or expand upon the action or matter already in existence. SUPPLEMENTARY PROCEEDING (SUP PRO) [L. supplere / to make whole] The process by which a party who has secured a judgment proceeds to exe cute upon and collect the judgment. In this proceeding, the judgment creditor is permitted to examine both the judgment debtor and strangers to the action who have information about the income and assets of the debtor, to enable the creditor to find and levy upon those assets in satisfaction of the judgment. SUPPLIANT, SUPPLICANT [L. supplico , supplicare / to kneel before, beg, pray] Anyone who pleads for relief or assistance. A beggar. A sinner who begs for giveness of God. A party who asks for judicial relief or remedy. SUPPLICIUM [L. to kneel down in order to accept punishment; to inflict pun ishment, esp. capital punishment] The death penalty in civil law. See PUNISHMENT; CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SUPPORT [L. supporto , supportare / to bring, carry (from sub + porto , portare / to bear, carry)] To endure or bear, usually without complaint. To bear the weight of. To com fort and help. To argue in favor of. To promote and endorse a principle, pro gram, cause or organization. To give sustenance to by providing the means of livelihood for. Assistance in food and lodging supplied under an agreement or court order. A support order is an order issued by a court providing for the support of a spouse or child. A supporting affidavit or paper is a document filed with the court to convince the court to grant a motion for relief, as on an application for injunction or restraining order. SUPPRESS [L. supprimo , supprimere / to press down, hold down, check, restrain] To subdue through use of force or authority. To keep from the knowledge or awareness of others. To censor the content of a book or periodical or to pre vent its publication or dissemination. To prevent the growth or development of. To keep in check. To prevent the disclosure of evidence favorable to a party, as the suppression by a prosecutor of evidence exonerating the defen dant. A suppression hearing is a hearing in a criminal matter in which the court considers the application of the defendant to exclude illegal or prejudi-

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