Challenged - Law Dictionary Search Results

array

jurors from which the jury will be chosen ;also : a list of the jurors' names see also challenge to the array at challenge compare venire

a convicted defendant has previously been convicted of one or more crimes NOTE: Some such laws have been challenged on the ground of violating the prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment in the Eighth Amendment to the

Void

effective unless and until it is set aside by a court of competent jurisdiction. Until its validity is challenged, its legality is preserved', Halsbury's Laws of England, 4th Edn., (Re-issue), Vol. 1(1), para 26, p. 31. Void,

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abatement

abatement 1 : the act or process of abating or the state of being abated [challenged the of her bequest] [ of a private nuisance by self-help "W. L. Prosser and W. P. Keeton"] 2 :...

aliunde rule

aliunde rule : a rule of evidence that a verdict may not be challenged by a juror's testimony without evidence from another source used primarily in Ohio

challenge

challenge chal·lenged chal·leng·ing 1 : to dispute esp. as being invalid or unjust [counsel challenged this interpretation] 2 : to question formally (as by a suit or motion) the legality or legal qualifications

Void decree, illegal decree

court or an authority having no jurisdiction is a nullity. Validity of such decree or order can be challenged at any stage, even in execution or collateral proceedings, Balwant N. Vishwamitra v. Yadav Sadashiv Mule, (2004) 8

special appearance

adopted it, the use of a special appearance to challenge jurisdiction has been abolished, and jurisdiction may be challenged in the pleadings or in a pretrial motion.

Error apparent on the face of award

whether there is any legal proposition which is the basis of such an award. Where an award is challenged upon such a ground it is not permissible to read words into it or to draw inferences and

third-party standing

interests of a third party compare batson challenge NOTE: Third-party standing is granted esp. when a statute is challenged as unconstitutionally overbroad or when a party (such as a criminal defendant) challenges the exclusion of a juror

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