appear

appear
ap·pear vi
1: to present oneself before a person or body having authority
to appear before the officer who is to take the depositionFederal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 37(d): as
a: to present oneself in court as a party to a lawsuit often through the representation of an attorney; also: to participate as a party to a lawsuit in a way other than by physical presence (as by mail)
b: to present oneself in court as the attorney for a party to a lawsuit
appear ing for the defendant
2: to have an outward look
conduct that appear s unethical

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

appear
I (attend court proceedings) verb adesse, answer, be in attendance, be manifest, be present, be present to answer, come formally before a tribunal, come into court, comparere, enter an appearance, in judicium venire make an appearance, present an answer, present oneself, put in an appearance, submit oneself to foreign phrases:
- Idem est non esse, et non apparere. — Not to exist is the same thing as not to appear
II (materialize) verb apparere, arise, be in sight, be manifest, become visible, come into sight, come into view, come to light, conspici, emerge, exsistere, manifest itself, occur, present to the view III (seem to be) verb be patent, convey the impression, create the impression, give the effect, give the impression, have a certain semblance, have every indication, look, look as if, present the appearance, resemble, seem like, strike one as being, take on the aspect, take on the manner, videri, wear the aspect IV index bare, comport (behave), demean (deport oneself), emerge, report (present oneself)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


appear
v.
To come into court as a party to a lawsuit and submit to the court’s jurisdiction.
n.
appearance

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


appear
To come to court.
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


appear
To come before a court as a party or a witness in a lawsuit.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


appear
To come before a court as a party or a witness in a lawsuit.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

appear
v.
   for a party or an attorney to show up in court.
   See also: appearance

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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  • Appear — Ap*pear , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Appeared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appearing}.] [OE. apperen, aperen, OF. aparoir, F. apparoir, fr. L. appar?re to appear + par?reto come forth, to be visible; prob. from the same root as par?re to produce. Cf. {Apparent} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • appear — 1 Appear, loom, emerge mean to come out into view. In use, however, they are only rarely interchangeable. Appear is weakest in its implication of a definite physical background or a source; consequently it sometimes means merely to become visible …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • appear — [v1] come into sight arise, arrive, attend, be present, be within view, blow in*, bob up*, break through, breeze in*, check in*, clock in*, come, come forth, come into view, come out, come to light*, crop up*, develop, drop in*, emerge, expose,… …   New thesaurus

  • appear — [ə pir′] vi. [ME aperen < OFr aparoir < L apparere < ad , to + perere, to come forth, be visible; akin to Gr peparein, to display] 1. to come into sight 2. to come into being [freckles appear on his face every summer] 3. to become… …   English World dictionary

  • appear — (v.) late 13c., to come into view, from stem of O.Fr. aparoir (12c., Mod.Fr. apparoir) appear, come to light, come forth, from L. apparere to appear, come in sight, make an appearance, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + parere to come forth, be… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Appear — Ap*pear , n. Appearance. [Obs.] J. Fletcher. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • appear — appear, appeared For the type She appeared to have encouraged him, see perfect infinitive …   Modern English usage

  • appear — ► VERB 1) become visible or evident. 2) give a particular impression; seem. 3) present oneself publicly or formally, especially on television or in a law court. 4) be published. ORIGIN Latin apparere, from parere come into view …   English terms dictionary

  • Appear — For other uses, see Appearance (disambiguation). Appear Networks Systems AB Type Privately held company Industry Computer software …   Wikipedia

  • appear — v. 1) (D; intr.) to appear against; for (she appeared against him in court) 2) (D; intr.) to appear to (she appeared to him in a dream) 3) (E) she appears to be well 4) (L; to) it appears (to me) that they will not come 5) (esp. BE) (S) to appear …   Combinatory dictionary

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