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Adjudicating authority
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Prorogated jurisdiction
Prorogated jurisdiction, a power conferred by consent of the parties upon a judge who would not otherwise have adjudicated, Bell's Scots Law Dict. … Prorogated jurisdiction, a power conferred by consent of the parties upon a judge who would not otherwise have adjudicated, Bell's
jurisdiction
of jus law + dictio act of saying, from dicere to say] 1 : the power, right, or authority to interpret, apply, and declare the law (as by rendering a decision) [to be removed to the State … Co. v. Washington in the Important Cases section compare venue NOTE: Jurisdiction determines which court system should properly adjudicate a case. Questions of jurisdiction also arise regarding quasi-judicial bodies (as administrative agencies) in their decision-making capacities. ancillary
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Rem, Judgment in
Rem, Judgment in, is an adjudication pronounced upon the status of some particular subject-matter by a tribunal having competent jurisdiction and concluding all persons … Judgment in, is an adjudication pronounced upon the status of some particular subject-matter by a tribunal having competent jurisdiction and concluding all persons (not merely the parties to the proceedings) from saying that the status of the
proceeding
bankruptcy laws, that could be adjudicated in a state court, and over which a bankruptcy court has limited authority special proceeding : a proceeding (as for condemnation or disbarment) that may be commenced independently of a pending … proceeding 1 : a particular step or series of steps in the enforcement, adjudication, or administration of rights, remedies, laws, or regulations: as a : an action, hearing, trial, or application before
Equity
as it is presented by the litigants, Equity insists upon the conscientious obligations of the suitors; and by adjudicating in personam, may compel specific performance (see that title) of a contract where law would only give damages … are now given to all branches of the Supreme Court to administer Equity, though many matters of equitable jurisdiction are for conve-nience assigned to the Chancery Division of the High Court for adjudication)Jud. Act, 1925, s. 36),
Certiorari
duty to act judicially act in excess of their legal authority; it does not lie to remove or adjudicative upon the order which is of an administrative or ministerial nature, Sadhu Singh v. Delhi Administration, (1966) 1
Revocation of agency
under guardianship. (2) Bankruptcy, excepting as to such rights as do not pass to the trustee under the adjudication. (3) Death, unless the authority is coupled with an interest in the thing vested in the agent. (4)
Stare decisis
declaration, in absence of palpable mistake or error, is itself evidence of the law until changed by competent authority. It requires that rules of law when clearly announced and established by a court of last resort should … Stare decisis, to abide by authorities or cases already adjudicated upon. The doctrine of precedent , under which it is necess-ary for a court to follow earlier judicial
tribal court
action that arguably falls within the jurisdiction of a tribal court must first exhaust remedies there before seeking adjudication in a federal court, whether they are both tribal members or not. A dispute over such jurisdiction is … a court administered through self-government of an American Indian tribe esp. on a reservation and having federally prescribed jurisdiction over custody and adoption cases involving tribal children, criminal jurisdiction over offenses committed on tribal lands by members
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