Also known as:appuyer · to support · in support of
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A Law French phrase indicating that a statement, citation, or item of evidence is offered for the support of a claim or argument.
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Constitutional Preemption Argument
Pearl Porter filed suit in state court alleging that a federal statute displaced her state-law claim. In her reply brief she attached the text of Article VI pour appuyer the contention that the state statute must yield.
Initial Disclosure Supplement
Prism Analytics served its Rule 26(a) disclosures listing three employee names and contact information pour appuyer its defense that the plaintiff had failed to mitigate damages.
Personal Knowledge Affidavit
Pavel Petrov submitted an affidavit reciting his direct observations of the accident scene pour appuyer the motion for summary judgment under Rule 602.
Prime Logistics moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, citing its state of incorporation and principal place of business pour appuyer the argument that it was not at home in the forum.
Marital Agreement Limitation
Patrick Phan and Priscilla Parks executed a marital property agreement that expressly preserved child-support obligations pour appuyer the claim that the agreement complied with Uniform Marital Property Act section 10(b).
Separation Agreement Approval
Phoebe Park submitted a separation agreement to the court along with financial affidavits pour appuyer the request that the court find the agreement not unconscionable under Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act section 306(d).
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What does pour appuyer literally mean?+
The phrase is Law French and translates as for the support of or in support of.
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In what type of legal writing is pour appuyer typically used?+
It appears in briefs, affidavits, and motions to signal that the attached material is offered to support a particular contention or element.
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Does pour appuyer carry any substantive legal effect?+
No. It is merely a stylistic marker indicating the purpose of the cited material and does not alter the underlying rule or standard being applied.
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Is pour appuyer still used in modern American practice?+
It survives mainly in older treatises and occasional formal filings, though contemporary lawyers more often use the English equivalent in support of.
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5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803)Property
…commissions were withheld from them. A rule was laid to show cause on the fourth day of the term and duly served. Mr. Lee, in support of the rule, observed it was important to know on what ground a justice of the peace in the District of Columbia holds his office and what proceedings are necessary to constitute an…
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