In the instant case another lawyer's term, meaning one that has dragged on longer than Jarndyce v Jarndyce M'Lud was using plain, everyday English.

ECONOMIST: Johnson

He sent the Soviets thousands of VCRs, microwaves, TVs, portable tape players and other electronics goods from his Manhattan retail store, Joy-Lud Co.

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River levels in Louth were the highest since the 2007 floods, and sandbags have been issued to those living along the River Lud.

BBC: Cars stuck in floodwater

At the end of 1997, without warning, MOR slowed the oil spigot to Joy-Lud, cutting it off completely by the end of 1998, Sapir alleges, in order to jeopardize FTL's financing for the plastics plant.

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