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DEFINITIONS & LEGALESE
This is where you can find terms you may be unfamiliar with De Novo From Latin, meaning “from the new.” When a court hears a case de novo, it is deciding the issues without reference to any legal conclusion or assumption made by the previous court to hear the case. A trial court may also hear a case de novo