Order To Show Cause
It is an order of the judge of the court asking the party to appear before the court on a particular date and present the facts and evidences in the case.
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Order to Show Cause: A court order requiring a party to a civil action to appear in court on a specific date and time. This is scheduled to explain why the court should not take a particular action in the case.
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order to show cause - Order from a judge directing a party to come to court to dispute an action proposed by the opposing side or by the judge himself.
order to show cause
n. a judge's written mandate that a party appear in court on a certain date and give reasons, legal and/or factual, (show cause) why a particular order should not be made.
order to show causeCourt order requiring someone to appear and show cause why the court should not take a particular course of action.
Order to Show Cause
A directive from the court instructing a party to appear before it and demonstrate why such party took or failed to take an action and why a penalty should not be assessed against such party.
order to show cause See show cause order.
ordinance Usually refers to a law enacted by a city or county, as distinguished from a statute, which is enacted by the state legislature.
Order to Show Cause
An order to show cause is a motion made without advance notice to the opposing side.
X has fallen behind on court-ordered child support and is served with an order to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court for not complying.
show cause order
n. an order of the court, also called an order to show cause or O...
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Supreme Court; order to show cause why writ of mandamus should not issue, December 1801
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If your opponent lies or answers incompletely, you can file a motion to compel him to answer truthfully or you may even file a motion for an order to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court.
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