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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1985/section-56",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1985/61",
  "legislation_title": "Administration of Justice Act 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/administration-of-justice-act-1985",
  "path": "section/56",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "56",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part IV.",
  "text": "In this Part—\n“action” means any civil proceedings commenced by writ or in any other manner prescribed by rules of court;\n“judgment” includes an order;\n“will” includes a nuncupative will and any testamentary document of which probate may be granted.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/61/section/56",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:59:54.512365+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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