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hearsay rule

hearsay rule : a rule barring the admission of hearsay as evidence NOTE: The hearsay rule is stated in Rule 802 of the Federal

gag rule

or ruling that prohibits free debate or expression of ideas, information, or opinions [a long-standing Florida gag rule barring people from discussing complaints they made against police officers "National Law Journal"] ;specif : a rule limiting or

fiduciary shield doctrine

fiduciary shield doctrine : a doctrine barring a state from exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant as an individual if the acts for which

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dead man's statute

dead man's statute : a law barring the testimony of a person with an interest in an estate regarding any conversation with or any event

act of state doctrine

act of state doctrine :a court-made doctrine barring U.S. courts from judging the validity of an official act of a foreign country committed within its own

Quasi-entail

Quasi-entail. An estate pur autre vie may be granted, not only to a man and his heirs, but to a man and the heirs of his body, which is termed a quasi-entail; the interest so granted...

Except as provided in this Act

Except as provided in this Act, the opening words 'Except as provided in this Act' limit the operation of the bar. It can reasonably be interpreted to mean that the bar of a suit is limited...

Executory devise

Executory devise. Mr. Fearne (Cont. Rem. 386) defines an executory devise to be, strictly, such a limitation of a future estate or interest in lands or chattels (though, in the case of chattels personal, it is...

Friend or agent

Friend or agent, a 'friend' who, in truth and substance, is a friend of the detenu may appear for the detenu but if such a 'friend' also happens to be a legal practitioner, he cannot, as...

Improper legal advice and wrong legal advice

Improper legal advice and wrong legal advice, Giving of improper legal advice is different from giving of wrong legal advice. While the former may amount to professional misconduct, the latter may not be so. It is...

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hearsay rule

hearsay rule : a rule barring the admission of hearsay as evidence NOTE: The hearsay rule is stated in Rule 802 of the Federal

gag rule

or ruling that prohibits free debate or expression of ideas, information, or opinions [a long-standing Florida gag rule barring people from discussing complaints they made against police officers "National Law Journal"] ;specif : a rule limiting or

fiduciary shield doctrine

fiduciary shield doctrine : a doctrine barring a state from exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant as an individual if the acts for which

Keep your definitions linked to case research

dead man's statute

dead man's statute : a law barring the testimony of a person with an interest in an estate regarding any conversation with or any event

act of state doctrine

act of state doctrine :a court-made doctrine barring U.S. courts from judging the validity of an official act of a foreign country committed within its own

Quasi-entail

Quasi-entail. An estate pur autre vie may be granted, not only to a man and his heirs, but to a man and the heirs of his body, which is termed a quasi-entail; the interest so granted...

Except as provided in this Act

Except as provided in this Act, the opening words 'Except as provided in this Act' limit the operation of the bar. It can reasonably be interpreted to mean that the bar of a suit is limited...

Executory devise

Executory devise. Mr. Fearne (Cont. Rem. 386) defines an executory devise to be, strictly, such a limitation of a future estate or interest in lands or chattels (though, in the case of chattels personal, it is...

Friend or agent

Friend or agent, a 'friend' who, in truth and substance, is a friend of the detenu may appear for the detenu but if such a 'friend' also happens to be a legal practitioner, he cannot, as...

Improper legal advice and wrong legal advice

Improper legal advice and wrong legal advice, Giving of improper legal advice is different from giving of wrong legal advice. While the former may amount to professional misconduct, the latter may not be so. It is...

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