ADVERSARY SYSTEM
\ˈadvəsəɹi sˈɪstəm], \ˈadvəsəɹi sˈɪstəm], \ˈa_d_v_ə_s_ə_ɹ_i s_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_m]\
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The court system where a judge decides on a case argued by a prosecutor who is suing the plaintiff and the defense attorney who defends their plaintiff. A jury has also been used to decide such cases. AKA accusatorial procedure. Refer to inquisitorial sy
By Henry Campbell Black
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).