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mootness doctrine

doctrine in judicial procedure: a court will not hear or decide a moot case unless it includes an issue that is

locus poenitentiae

a contract or obligation before it is completed or to decide not to commit an intended crime

justice

fair [it is not the province of the court to decide upon the or injustice…of these laws "Scott v. Sanford, 60

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jury

occasionally used with a pl. verb [the are always to decide whether the inference shall be drawn "Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr."]

jurisprudence

of court decisions as distinguished from legislation and doctrine [the decided under the source provisions "Louisiana Civil Code"] 2 : the

hold

[the court held that such conduct violated the statute] compare decide, find

find

[found the testimony not credible] [found the defendant guilty] compare decide, hold vi : to make a judicial determination [the jury

fico score

history. Lenders and credit card companies use the number to decide if the person is likely to pay his or her

demurrer

to create a question of fact for the jury to decide general demurrer : a demurrer that challenges the sufficiency of

Information

of the income-tax authorities or other courts of law which decide income-tax matter. Whether the ground on which the original assessment

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