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letters rogatory

letters rogatory noun: a formal request from a court to a foreign court for some type of judicial assistance.

Noun

letters rogatory pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A formal request from a court to a foreign court for some type of judicial assistance.
    • The most common remedies sought by letters rogatory are service of process and taking of evidence.

Synonyms of letters rogatory

Questions about letters rogatory

What does letters rogatory mean?
Letters rogatory means a formal request from a court to a foreign court for some type of judicial assistance.
What part of speech is letters rogatory?
Letters rogatory is a noun.

Words near letters rogatory in the dictionary

  1. letters of wishes
  2. letters pacifical
  3. letters patent
  4. letters patents
  5. letters requisitory
  6. letters rogatory
  7. letters testamentary
  8. letters to editors
  9. letters to the editor
  10. letters warrant
  11. letterset

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