Tag: Civil Judicial Process
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Access To Courts
Access to Courts Definition of Access to Courts Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Access to Courts legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia The availability of the judicial process to respond to cases. A person's access to court is governed by several factors. The first, […]
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Access To Courts
Access to Courts Definition of Access to Courts Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Access to Courts legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia The availability of the judicial process to respond to cases. A person's access to court is governed by several factors. The first, […]
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Counter Claim
Definition of Counter Claim Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Counter Claim legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Demand made by a defendant against the plaintiff in a civil action. A counter claim is a response to a claim. Instead of seeking to defend or deny the […]
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Counter Claim
Definition of Counter Claim Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Counter Claim legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Demand made by a defendant against the plaintiff in a civil action. A counter claim is a response to a claim. Instead of seeking to defend or deny the […]
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Liability
Definition of Liability Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Liability legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Legal responsibility for an action or inaction that causes injury or loss. Liability extends to a broad range of situations where a plaintiff suffers injury at the […]
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Liability
Definition of Liability Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Liability legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Legal responsibility for an action or inaction that causes injury or loss. Liability extends to a broad range of situations where a plaintiff suffers injury at the […]
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Directed Verdict
Definition of Directed Verdict Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Directed Verdict legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Decision by a jury made under binding instruction from the trial judge. A directed verdict reflects the failure of a party to present enough evidence to […]
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Pleadings
Definition of Pleadings Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Pleadings legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Formal statements of claims and responses by parties to a legal action. The Pleadings become the basis of the questions taken to trial. The civil process commences […]
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Verdict
Definition of Verdict Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Verdict legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia A finding by a jury on a fact question formally submitted to it for deliberation. The verdict is reported to the court and announced. Either party is entitled to request […]
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Verdict
Definition of Verdict Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Verdict legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia A finding by a jury on a fact question formally submitted to it for deliberation. The verdict is reported to the court and announced. Either party is entitled to request […]
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Ripeness
Definition of Ripeness Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Ripeness legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Readiness of a case for judicial response. Ripeness involves whether a case has matured sufficiently to require the exercise of judicial power. Courts only exercise […]
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Estate Cases
Definition of Estate Cases Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Estate Cases legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Disputes over the succession of real and personal property. An estate, in a broad sense, is property owned by a person. This property may be real or personal. […]
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Estate Cases
Definition of Estate Cases Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Estate Cases legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Disputes over the succession of real and personal property. An estate, in a broad sense, is property owned by a person. This property may be real or personal. […]
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Delay
Definition of Delay Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Delay legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Lengthening of the time for cases to proceed to trial. Delay is an acute problem in American trial courts. Litigants in virtually every federal and state court experience […]
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Delay
Definition of Delay Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Delay legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Lengthening of the time for cases to proceed to trial. Delay is an acute problem in American trial courts. Litigants in virtually every federal and state court experience […]