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Polemics

The art or practice of disputation or controversy especially on religious subjects that branch of theological science which pertains to the history or conduct of ecclesiastical controversy

Decisive

Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy putting an end to contest or controversy final conclusive

opinion

and by some state courts. Federal courts are constrained by the U.S. Constitution to deciding only cases or controversies and cannot issue advisory opinions. concurring opinion : an opinion by a judge who agrees with the result

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jurisdiction

primary jurisdiction : the jurisdiction granted by a judicially created doctrine to an administrative agency to decide certain controversies initially before relief is sought in the courts compare exhaustion of remedies quasi in rem jurisdiction : the

Royalty

person or the group of persons. If the royalty cannot be claimed by any individual, much less the controversial items being its attribute, even if assumed, can be claimed by a citizen, State of Himachal Pradesh v.

Bill

Bill. See BILL IN CHANCERY; BILL OF EXCHANGE; BILL IN PARLIAMENT, etc. The word 'Bill' in the proviso must be interpreted to include an amendment of any of the clause of the Bill, at least any...

Polemic

Of or pertaining to controversy maintaining or involving controversy controversial disputative as a polemic discourse or essay polemic theology

Controverter

One who controverts a controversial writer a controversialist

fairness doctrine

for response to personal attacks aired by the broadcaster and esp. for the airing of conflicting viewpoints on controversial issues

discovery

but that is likely to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Criminal discovery, however, has been more controversial. Under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16, a defendant may obtain discovery of his or her own written

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