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  • Trial

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Trial Meaning of Trial The examination of a cause , civil or criminal , before a judge who has jurisdiction over it, according to the laws of the land, to determine which of two opposing sides is entitled […]

  • Trial

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Trial Meaning of Trial The examination of a cause , civil or criminal , before a judge who has jurisdiction over it, according to the laws of the land, to determine which of two opposing sides is entitled […]

  • Inquest

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Inquest Meaning of Inquest In broadest sense any judicial inquiry implying an examination or trial of an issue of fact. In restrictive meaning, indicates a body of men appointed by law to inquire […]

  • Common

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Common Meaning of Common Belonging to the community at large ; of frequent or ordinary occurrence or appearance ; characteristic of the lower classes; public , general , familiar, usual and ordinary. […]

  • Administrative

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Administrative Meaning of Administrative Synonyms of Administrative adjective directorial guiding managerial managing ministerial regulative […]

  • Custody

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Custody Meaning of Custody The care and keeping of anything; safekeeping, protection, charge , care, guardianship. imprisonment , as in the words to be in custody. A restraint on one’s liberty . […]

  • Auditorium

    Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Auditorium (You may find auditorium at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). part of a public building where people gather to hear speeches, etc., 1727, from Latin auditorium “a lecture-room,” literally “place […]

  • Inquiry

    Inquiry

    In actions in the High Court, if an inquiry is ordered, it is made in Chambers by the Master or other officer who investigates the evidence adduced by the parties, and embodies the result in his certificate…

  • ADR

    Law abbreviation of Asset Depreciation Range; American Depositary Receipts….

  • Employment Tribunal

    Employment tribunal in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of employment tribunal.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Policeman Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading employment […]

  • Popular Definitions A-Z

    Popular Legal Definitions A-Z Welcome to the Legal Dictionary Browse thousands of legal terms and phrases selected by the Lawi Project editors and suggest new words for the largest law dictionary of the world. Dictionary Popular Legal Terms: A absolute divorce absolute estate accessory contract act actual damages actual fraud adjective law administrative law administrative…

  • Where

    At the place, in the case of, in the event that. Graham v Standard Fire Ins. Co., 119 S.C.218, 112. S.E. 88.

  • Quasi Judicial

    A function that is akin to those of a judge. A term frequently applied to the functions of administrative tribunals when such tribunals have to determine any substantive rights of private individuals. The test as to whether an act is judicial or quasi judicial as opposed to purely […]