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Dictionary of Law |
pendent jurisdiction :: legal definitionPendent jurisdiction - n. in federal procedure, the policy that allows a federal court to decide a legal question normally tried in state courts because it is based on the same facts as a lawsuit which is under federal court jurisdiction. (It also may be spelled: pendant Related Law Termsancillary jurisdiction :: n. a term used in federal courts when the court de ... ine. See also: pendent jurisdictionappeal :: 1) v. to ask a higher court to reverse the decisio ... ng, as in "he has filed an appeal." attorney :: n. 1) an agent or someone authorized to act for an ... ialize. See also: court reciprocity bankruptcy court :: n. the specialized federal court in which bankrupt ... : bankruptcy bankruptcy proceedings comity :: n. when one court defers to the jurisdiction of an ... of cases to which comity may apply. conflict of law :: n. a situation in which both state and federal law ... y arose. See also: forum preemption constitution :: n. the fundamental, underlying document which esta ... ts common law constitutional rights court :: n. 1) the judge, as in "The court rules in favor o ... cost and wait of full court trials. district court :: n. 1) in the federal court system, a trial court f ... urt in some states. See also: court federal courts :: n. the court system which handles civil and crimin ... rans' appeals. See also: bankruptcy federal question :: n. one basis for filing a lawsuit in federal distr ... ves the federal court jurisdiction. judge :: 1) n. an official with the authority and responsib ... ice justice of the peace magistrate jurisdiction :: n. the authority given by law to a court to try ca ... Superior Court Supreme Court venue jurisdictional amount :: n. the range between the minimum and maximum amoun ... equirements. See also: jurisdiction magistrate :: n. 1) a generic term for any judge of a court, or ... ce of the peace preliminary hearing marshal :: 1) n. a federal court official who may serve paper ... tablish priorities among creditors. procedure :: n. the methods and mechanics of the legal process. ... cases are tried and judgments made. reports :: n. the published decisions of appeals courts in al ... ilable in almost all law libraries. rules of court :: n. a set of procedural regulations adopted by cour ... s counsel. See also: procedure rule standing :: n. the right to file a lawsuit or file a petition ... so: actual controversy jurisdiction status conference :: n. a pre-trial meeting of attorneys before a judge ... g a trial date. See also: discovery Supreme Court :: n. 1) the highest court in the United States, whic ... rt in other states. See also: court Tax Court :: n. a federal agency with courts in major cities wh ... Appeals. See also: court income tax Popular Law Searcheslegal definition ministerial act :: n. an act, particularly of a governmental employee ... exercising any individual judgment.chancery legal definition :: n. a court that can order acts performed. Today ch ... ts in most states. See also: equity testamentary disposition legal definition :: n. how the terms of a will divide the testator's ( ... named beneficiaries. See also: will contract of sufferance :: n. a "hold-over" tenancy after a lease has expired ... y tenancy at will unlawful detainer forthwith legal definition :: adv. a term found in contracts, court orders and s ... mediacy, with no excuses for delay. forthwith definition legal :: adv. a term found in contracts, court orders and s ... mediacy, with no excuses for delay. what is to wit in a legal contract :: prep. that is to say. Example: "the passengers in ... tty Bumgartner and Sherry Younger." mirror wills legal definition :: n. the wills of a husband and wife which are ident ... d each names the other as executor. clean hands doctrine latin :: n. a rule of law that a person coming to court wit ... ices. See also: affirmative defense sine qua non only relates to contract law :: (see-nay kwah nahn) prep. Latin for "without which ... qua non of the injury to Playmate. Other Law Terms - Ppaid into court :: adj. referring to money deposited with the clerk o ... differences. See also: interpleaderpain and suffering :: n. the physical and mental distress suffered from ... l damages special damages suffering palimony :: n. a substitute for alimony in cases in which the ... the relationship. See also: alimony pander :: 1) v. to solicit customers for a prostitute. 2) n. ... ons or favors. See also: prostitute panderer :: n. 1) a person who panders or solicits for a prost ... special interests. See also: pander panel :: n. the list of people selected to appear for jury ... or jury duty. See also: jury venire paper hanger :: n. slang for a person who criminally writes and ca ... ey in them. See also: forgery fraud par :: n. 1) an equal level. 2) the face value of a stock ... common stock preferred stock stock paralegal :: n. a non-lawyer who performs routine tasks requiri ... h less than that for the attorneys. paramount title :: n. a right to real property which prevails over an ... n's claim of title. See also: title parcel :: n. a defined piece of real estate, usually resulti ... See also: real estate real property pardon :: 1) v. to use the executive power of a Governor or ... also: amnesty commutation reprieve parens patriae :: (paa-rens pat-tree-eye) n. Latin for "father of hi ... pport custody divorce guardian ward parent :: n. the lawful and natural father or mother of a pe ... natural parent. See also: adoption parental neglect :: n. a crime consisting of acts or omissions of a pa ... usive or sexually predatory person. pari delicto :: adj. equal fault. See also: in pari delicto ... al fault. See also: in pari delicto parish :: n. 1) a geographic area served by a church (partic ... overnmental equivalent of a county. parody :: n. the humorous use of an existing song, play, or ... l significance. See also: copyright parol :: adj. oral. See also: parol evidence rule ... oral. See also: parol evidence rule parol evidence rule :: n. if there is evidence in writing (such as a sign ... or contradict the written document. |