Special

Definition - adj
1  : distinguished by some unusual quality <~ circumstances justifying an award of attorney's fees>
2  : relating to a single thing or class of things
: having an individual character or trait <owed them a ~ duty not owed to the public at large>
3 a  : supplemental to the regular
b  : assigned or provided to meet a need not covered under established procedures
4  : designed or selected for a particular purpose, occasion, or other end <family courts are courts of limited and ~ jurisdiction Cleveland v. Cleveland, 559 P.2d 744 (1977)>
5  : containing particulars and details <a ~ pleading>

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