Search results for: “special court”
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Borough Courts
In English law. Private courts of limited jurisdiction held in particular districts by prescription, charter, or act of parliament, for the prosecution of petty suits. 19 Geo. III. c. 70; 3 Wm. IV. c. 74; 3 Bl. Comm. 80. …
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Rule Of Court
A court order. Rules of court are either general or special; general orders are the regulations of the court; special orders are made in particular cases….
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Kangaroo Court
A mock court in which principles of law and justice are disregarded or perverted. A court characterized by irresponsible, unauthorized or irregular status
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Fuera de Guerra
Concept of “Fuera de Guerra” Traditional meaning of fuera de guerra in the Spanish law history (with some legal use in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Spanish) A special court to hear matters relating to the persons serving in the army. Resources Notes and References […]
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Assize
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Assize Meaning of Assize (Lat. assidere, to sit by or near, through the Fr. assisa, a session). In EngJIsh Law. A writ directed to the sheriff for the recovery of immovable property, corporeal or […]
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Action against the state
Determining whether a legal proceeding is against the state is important in several legal contexts. For example, a state, in both the international-law sense of sovereign state or nation, and in the domestic sense of constituent state of the […]
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Jurisdiction
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Jurisdiction Meaning of Jurisdiction The extent of legal authority and power . A term of large and comprehensive import , it generally denotes the lawful authority of a body to exercise power. The term […]
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Assessment
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Assessment Meaning of Assessment The act or process of fixing or ascertaining the value , measure or proportion or interest of any thing or person . In relation to corporations, the term may refer to […]
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Resolution
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Resolution Meaning of Resolution A solemn judgment or decision of a court . A formal statement of the opinion or intention of an official body or corporation . See Wiley v Woods, 141 A.2d 844, 393 Pa. […]
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Publication
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Publication Meaning of Publication The act by which a thing is made public. Printing without circulation is not publication (5 Fed. 729), and circulation in manuscript is publication (3 Fed. 486). See, […]
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Operation of the Institutions
Hierarchical Display of Operation of the Institutions European Union > EU institutions and European civil serviceEuropean Union > European Union law > EU law > Drafting of EU lawPolitics > Politics and public safety > Institutional activity Meaning of Operation of the Institutions […]
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Forum
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Forum Meaning of Forum The place in which a remedy at law can be sought. Forum Alternative Definition At Common Law. A place; a place of jurisdiction ; […]
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Redemption
The process of cancelling and annulling a defeasible title , such as is created by a mortgage or tax sale, by paying debt or fulfilling the condition . The process of redeeming: See equity of redemption .
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Power of Attorney
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Power Of Attorney Meaning of Power Of Attorney An instrument in writing by which one person , as principal , appoints another as his agent and confers upon him the authority to perform certain specified […]