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\hˈe͡ɪbi͡əz kˈɔːpɔːɹə], \hˈeɪbiəz kˈɔːpɔːɹə], \h_ˈeɪ_b_iə_z k_ˈɔː_p_ɔː_ɹ_ə]\
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English practice. A writ issued out of the C. P. commending the sheriff to compel the appearance of a jury in the cause between the parties. It answers the same purpose in that court as the Distringas juratores answers in the K. B. For a form, see Bootes Suit at Law, 151.
By John Bouvier
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.