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judgment
judgment also judge·ment [jəj-mənt] n 1 a : a formal decision or determination on a matter or case by a court ;esp : final judgment in this entry compare dictum, disposition, finding, holding, opinion, ruling, verdict NOTE: Under Rule 54 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure judgment encompasses a decree and any order from which an appeal lies. cog·no·vit judgment [kÄ g-nō-vit-] : an acknowledgment by a debtor of the existence of a debt with agreement that an adverse judgment may be entered without notice or a hearing : confession of judgment consent judgment : a judgment approved and entered by a court by consent of the parties upon agreement or stipulation : consent decree at decree declaratory judgment : a judgment declaring a right or establishing the legal status or interpretation of a law or instrument [seeking a declaratory judgment that the regulation is unconstitutional] compare damage, injunction specific performance at per...
decree
decree [Old French decré, from Latin decretum, from neuter of decretus, past participle of decernere to decide] 1 : an order having the force of law [by judicial ] 2 : a judicial decision esp. in an equity or probate court ;broadly : judgment [divorce ] [interlocutory ] consent decree : a decree entered by a court that is determined by the parties' agreement : a settlement between the parties that is subject to judicial approval and supervision ;specif : such a decree by which the accused agrees to cease alleged illegal activities without admitting guilt decree nisi pl: decrees nisi : a provisional decree that will become final unless cause is shown why it should not NOTE: Some states grant divorces using decrees nisi. The decree nisi creates a time period (as of 3 months) allowing for possible reconciliation or for completion of various arrangements (as custody). decree pro con·fes·so : a decree entered by a court based on a defendant's default and the pres...
settlement
settlement 1 : the act or process of settling 2 a : an agreement reducing or resolving differences ;esp : an agreement between litigants that concludes the litigation [the states finally agreed upon a and a consent decree "W. J. Brennan, Jr."] [entered into a property prior to the divorce] b : a formal and permanent grant or conveyance c : the sum, estate, or income granted or paid under a settlement [if the monetary limits of a defendant's insurance policy can be discovered in order to obtain reasonable s "J. H. Friedenthal et al."] 3 : closing [ costs] 4 : the transfer of funds between a payor bank and a collecting bank in order to complete transactions for customers ...
confirm
confirm 1 a : to make valid by necessary formal approval [the debtor's chapter 13 plan ed by the court] b : to vote approval of [ a nomination] 2 : to give formal acknowledgment of receipt of 3 : to remove doubt about by authoritative act or indisputable fact [a consent decree ing Capt. Brown's right to his cargo "W. G. Young"] ...
inter partes
inter partes [Latin] : between the parties [a consent decree is not simply a contract inter partes, unlike a settlement] ;specif : having or involving adverse parties [an issue of an invalid application may also arise in inter partes proceedings where an adversary raises the issue "In re Compagnie Generale Maritime, 993 F.2d 841 (1993) (dissent)"] compare ex parte ...
majority rule
The rule or doctrine that the numerical majority2 of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group as our club makes decisions by majority rule Contrasted with unanimous consent or decision by a decree of a single person or small committee forming part of an organization...
Separation
Separation. If a husband and wife cannot agree so as to carry out the purpose of their union, they may resolve to live apart. A deed of separation, containing the terms and conditions upon which an actual and immediate separation is to be arranged, will be valid, so far as relates to the trusts and covenants of the husband; but if it contemplate a contingent or future separation it is void, a opposed to the policy of marriage, and the well-being of the community.The concurrence of trustees is not essential, and a deed of separation will be binding on the wife as well as the husband, though entered into without the intervention of a trustee, McGregor v. McGregor, (1888) 21 QBD 424; Sweet v. Sweet, (1895) 1 QB 12.The Court will decree specific performance of an agreement to execute a deed of immediate separation if based upon sufficient consideration, Gibbs v. Harding, (1870) LR 5 Ch 336.If after the separation, the husband and wife be reconciled, and live together again, that circumstan...
Emigration of poor persons
Emigration of poor persons. See Poor Law Act, 1930 (20 Geo. 5, c. 17), s. 68, by which the council of any county or county borough may, with the consent of the Minister of Health, and in compliance with such rules, orders, and regulations as he may prescribe, procure, or assist in procuring the emigration of, any orphan or deserted child under 16 who is chargeable to the county or county borough; any poor person who is chargeable, or would be, if relieved, be chargeable to the county or county borough; any poor person having a settlement in the county or county borough. In the case of an orphan or deserted child the child must give its consent before a petty criminal court....
amicable action
amicable action : a case brought before a court by consent of the parties in order to get a ruling on a point of law used esp. in Pennsylvania ...
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