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adversary

adversary : one that contends with or opposes another ;esp : any of the opposing parties in a legal action adj : of, relating to, or involving opposing parties or interests ;specif : of, relating to,...

adversary process

adversary process the method courts use to resolve disputes. Through the adversary process, each side in a dispute has the right to present its case as persuasively as possible, subject to the rules of evidence, and...

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adversary proceeding

adversary proceeding A lawsuit arising in or related to a bankruptcy case that is commenced by filing a complaint with the court. Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

Adversary system

Adversary system, means a procedural system, such as the Anglo-American Legal System, involving active and unhindered parties contesting with each other to put forth a case before an independent decision-maker, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p....

Satan

The grand adversary of man the Devil or Prince of darkness the chief of the fallen angels the archfiend

Compellativus

Compellativus, an adversary or accuser, Leg. Athel.

alternative dispute resolution (adr)

alternative dispute resolution (adr) Methods of resolving legal disputes without going to trial, in a less adversarial manner, such as through arbitration or mediation.

Decisive oath

Decisive oath [sacramentum decisionis, Lat.], in the Civil Law, where one of the parties to a suit, not being able to prove his charge, offered to refer the decision of the cause to the oath of...

Judicial power

All ER Rep 671 (PC). Mean the authority to determine the rights of persons property by arbitrating between adversaries in specific controversies at the instance of a party thereto; the authority vested in some court, officer, or

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