Consent Decree - Law Dictionary Search Results

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

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majority rule

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

An arrangement whereby a husband and wife live apart from each other while remaining married, either by mutual consent or by judicial decree, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn. See, further, HUSBAND AND WIFE, and JUDICIAL SEPARATION.

Emigration of poor persons

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,

settlement

;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

confirm

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

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 … 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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